Journal of Cytology & Histology

Moustafa MNK

Publications

• Research Article
  Morphological and Morphometric Study of the Development of Seminiferous Epithelium of Donkey (Equus asinus) from Birth to Maturity
  Author(s): Moustafa MNK, Sayed R, Zayed AE and Abd El-Hafeez H.H.Moustafa MNK, Sayed R, Zayed AE and Abd El-Hafeez H.H.
  
  In this investigation, testes of 20 donkeys ranging from birth to maturity were studied. The postnatal morphologic and morphometric characteristics of donkey’s seminiferous epithelium during the postnatal period were studied. The volume percentage of the tubular compartment (Seminiferous tubules) was about 12.76% in neonates, progressively increased with postnatal age, reaching about 78.42% of the testicular parenchyma in mature donkeys. The seminiferous tubules measured about 205 μm in diameter, and their lining epithelium was about 73.7 μm in height in mature animals. The supporting (Sertoli) and germ cells (gonocytes) were the main components of the seminiferous cord or (tubules). The supporting type gradually decreased in number from neonates through suckling to the premature and mature stages, while they started to acquire the morphological characteristics of mature c.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2157-7099.1000370

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