Fine structure of the ductuli efferentes of the hamster (Mesocricetus auratus).
Structurally the ductuli efferentes of the hamster showed 2 distinct segments, a testicular and an epididymal. Both of these segments were lined by a pseudostratified epithelium, which showed basically non-ciliated and ciliated cells. In the testicular segment a 3rd type of oval dark cells was observed. The ultrastructural characteristics of these cells were presented and discussed in this report.
Vicentini
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Department of Anatomy, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, Brasil.
Orsi
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Gregório
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D000818:Animals; D006224:Cricetinae / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D004822:Epididymis / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D008297:Male; D008647:Mesocricetus / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D013737:Testis / Q000648:ultrastructure*