Sperm-storage tubules in the vagina of the ostrich (Struthio camelus)

Bezuidenhout, A.J. (Abraham Johannes), 1942-; Burger, W.P.; Soley, John Thomson; Groenewald, Hermanus B.

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dc.contributor.author	Bezuidenhout, A.J. (Abraham Johannes), 1942-
dc.contributor.author	Burger, W.P.
dc.contributor.editor	Verwoerd, Daniel Wynand
dc.contributor.upauthor	Soley, John Thomson
dc.contributor.upauthor	Groenewald, Hermanus B.
dc.date.accessioned	2013-09-12T08:08:41Z
dc.date.available	2013-09-12T08:08:41Z
dc.date.created	2013
dc.date.issued	1995
dc.description	The articles have been scanned in colour with a HP Scanjet 5590; 600dpi. Adobe Acrobat XI Pro was used to OCR the text and also for the merging and conversion to the final presentation PDF-format.	en
dc.description.abstract	Sperm-storage tubules have been described in a number of species of birds. The presence of these tubules in the Rhea has been mentioned, but no description of these structures in ratites is available. The purpose of this study was to determine the presence and morphology of sperm-storage tubules in the vagina of the ostrich. The study was performed with the use of conventional light- and electron-microscopic techniques. Sperm-storage tubules were located in a 200-mm-wide band of the vagina adjacent to the utero-vaginal junction. The tubules were mostly branched and slightly coiled and lined by columnar epithelial cells. The cells contained a basal nucleus and displayed extensive apical junctional complexes. TEM revealed sperm in all the tubules examined.	en
dc.description.librarian	mn2013
dc.identifier.citation	Bezuidenhout, AJ, Soley, JT, Groenewald, HB & Burger, WP 1995, 'Sperm-storage tubules in the vagina of the ostrich (Struthio camelus)’. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, vol. 62, no. 3, pp. 193-199.	en
dc.identifier.issn	0330-2465
dc.identifier.other	6701816856
dc.identifier.other	G-9839-2014
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/31681
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Published by the Agricultural Research Council, Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute	en
dc.rights	© ARC-Onderstepoort (original). © University of Pretoria. Dept of Library Services (digital).	en
dc.subject	Veterinary medicine	en
dc.subject	Sperm-storage tubules	en
dc.subject	Vagina	en
dc.subject	Ostrich (Struthio camelus)	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Veterinary medicine -- South Africa
dc.title	Sperm-storage tubules in the vagina of the ostrich (Struthio camelus)	en
dc.type	Article	en