Guraya S S, Varma S K
Acta Morphol Neerl Scand. 1976 Jun;14(2):165-92.
Ovarian changes during the reproductive cycle of the oviparous wall lizard (Hemidactylus flaviviridis Rüppel) are described and discussed. It ovulates from mid-March to mid-May with a peak in April. Two eggs, one from each ovary, are ovulated at a time. After the breeding season is over, the ovaries are reduced in size. From June to third week of February they contain small pre-vitellogenic fillicles which start increasing in size with the approach of March when yolk deposition occurs rapidly. The histological details of developing the pre-ovulatory follicles are described. Follicle cell nuclei are taken into the ooplasm of pre-vitellogenic follicles; they are finally absorbed before yolk deposition starts. Pre-ovulatory follicles show highly vascularized thecae and invaginations of the follicular epithelium. Follicular atresia generally occurs in follicles with polymorphic granulosae, in post-ovulatory ovaries. Their granulosa cells give rist to phagocytes which, after removing the ooplasmic contents, degenerate, while the theca interna cells are hypertrophied to form the interstitial gland cells in the walls of degenerated follicles. After ovulation, the granulosa cells hypertrophy to form luteal cell mass filling the follicular cavity. Fibroblasts which appear to arise from the thecal layer, invade the luteal cell mass and form septa. Blood vessels occur in the luteal cell mass. The possible physiological significance of corpora lutea in the wall lizard is discussed.
描述并讨论了卵生壁虎（半叶趾虎）生殖周期中的卵巢变化。其排卵期为3月中旬至5月中旬，4月达到高峰。每次排卵时，两侧卵巢各排出一枚卵。繁殖季节结束后，卵巢体积缩小。从6月至次年2月第三周，卵巢内含有小型的卵黄生成前卵泡，随着3月临近，卵泡开始增大，此时卵黄沉积迅速发生。文中描述了排卵前卵泡发育的组织学细节。卵泡细胞核进入卵黄生成前卵泡的卵质中；在卵黄沉积开始前，它们最终被吸收。排卵前卵泡的卵泡膜高度血管化，卵泡上皮有内陷。卵泡闭锁通常发生在排卵后卵巢中具有多形颗粒细胞的卵泡中。它们的颗粒细胞产生吞噬细胞，吞噬细胞在去除卵质内容物后退化，而卵泡内膜细胞肥大，在退化卵泡壁中形成间质腺细胞。排卵后，颗粒细胞肥大，形成充满卵泡腔的黄体细胞团。似乎源自卵泡膜层的成纤维细胞侵入黄体细胞团并形成隔膜。黄体细胞团中有血管。文中讨论了壁虎黄体可能的生理意义。
