Mayor P, López-Béjar M, Jori F, Rutllant J, López-Plana C, López-Gatius F
Department of Animal Health and Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain.
Anat Histol Embryol. 2002 Dec;31(6):355-61. doi: 10.1046/j.1439-0264.2002.00417.x.
The present study examines the anatomic and histological characteristics of the female genital tract of the wild brush-tailed porcupine (Atherurus africanus). A description of the macroscopic and microscopic features of the tubular genital organs based on observations made in 18 wild adult females is presented. The histological stains used were haematoxylin and eosin, 1% toluidine blue, PAS-haematoxylin and Masson's trichrome. Observations indicate that the fimbriated infundibulum of the oviduct completely surrounds and is attached to the entire ovarian surface. The uterus is bicornuate, being composed of two uterine horns separated by a velum uteri, a small uterine body and a cervix. In both pregnant and non-pregnant females, the uterine horns and body of the uterus present a pseudostratified, columnar ciliated epithelium containing sparse simple tubular glands. In pregnant females, the endocervical canal is filled by a viscous cervical secretion. The different patterns observed in the endometrium and myometrium of the uterine horns and in the vaginal epithelium suggest a relationship with the reproductive state of the brush-tailed porcupine female.
本研究考察了野生帚尾豪猪（非洲帚尾豪猪）雌性生殖道的解剖学和组织学特征。基于对18只野生成年雌性的观察，对管状生殖器官的宏观和微观特征进行了描述。使用的组织学染色剂为苏木精和伊红、1%甲苯胺蓝、PAS-苏木精和马松三色染色法。观察结果表明，输卵管的有纤毛漏斗部完全包围并附着于整个卵巢表面。子宫为双角子宫，由被子宫系膜分隔的两个子宫角、一个小子宫体和一个子宫颈组成。在怀孕和未怀孕的雌性中，子宫角和子宫体均呈现假复层柱状纤毛上皮，含有稀疏的单管状腺。在怀孕的雌性中，子宫颈管充满粘性宫颈分泌物。在子宫角的子宫内膜和肌层以及阴道上皮中观察到的不同模式表明与帚尾豪猪雌性的生殖状态有关。
