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Histology and histochemistry of the oviductal sperm storage pockets of the agamid lizard Calotes versicolor

✍ Scribed by T. Ruth Shantha Kumari; H. B. Devaraj Sarkar; T. Shivanandappa

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1990
Tongue: English
Weight: 947 KB
Volume: 203
Category: Article
ISSN: 0362-2525
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.1052030110

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Abstract

Some reptiles are known to possess sperm storage in the female genital tract. Examination of the oviduct of the lizard Calotes versicolor shows the presence of sperm in storage pockets of the uterovaginal region throughout the reproductive cycle. Histochemical studies indicate that the epithelium of these pockets resembles the local oviductal epithelium and that a considerable amount of activity of steroidogenic and metabolic enzymes exists.

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