Gist D H, Jones J M
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0006.
Scanning Microsc. 1987 Dec;1(4):1839-49.
Female reptiles have the ability to store sperm within their reproductive tracts for extended periods of time. Sites of sperm storage in lizards and snakes include both the anterior vagina and the infundibulum. Vaginal receptacles are found in between longitudinal folds (snakes) and in tubules formed by invaginations of the epithelium (lizards). Infundibular receptacles are alveolar or tubular in structure and are formed from invaginations into the lamina propria of the oviduct wall. In turtles, sperm are stored in the posterior portion of the tuba, in tubular albumen-secreting glands. Sperm may be embedded within the cells of the receptacles, but the membranes of each remain intact. The morphology of the receptacles is characteristic of the normal glands of the area.
雌性爬行动物能够在其生殖道内长时间储存精子。蜥蜴和蛇类的精子储存部位包括阴道前部和漏斗部。阴道储存器见于纵向褶皱之间（蛇类）以及由上皮内陷形成的小管中（蜥蜴）。漏斗部储存器结构呈肺泡状或管状，由输卵管壁固有层的内陷形成。在龟类中，精子储存在输卵管喇叭部的后部，即管状的蛋白分泌腺中。精子可能嵌入储存器的细胞内，但每个精子的膜仍保持完整。储存器的形态是该区域正常腺体的特征。
