Barker S G, Kendall M D
J Anat. 1984 Jan;138 ( Pt 1)(Pt 1):139-52.
Material from six wild non-breeding starlings (Sturnus vulgaris), twelve adult wild quelea (Quelea quelea) in prenuptial, full and post-breeding condition and one wild puffin (Fratercula arctica) was examined by light and electron microscopy. Contrary to previous accounts of avian material, the epithelium of the rete testis was composed of a mixture of numerous non-ciliated and fewer ciliated cells. Both cell types contained many inclusions in the cytoplasm all of which indicated that the cells could modify the luminal contents. All rete testis epithelial cells showed a strong reaction with stains for alkaline phosphatase.
对6只野生非繁殖期椋鸟（家八哥）、12只处于婚前、繁殖期全盛及繁殖后期的成年野生红嘴奎利亚雀和1只野生海鹦（角嘴海雀）的材料进行了光镜和电镜检查。与之前关于鸟类材料的描述相反，睾丸网的上皮由大量非纤毛细胞和少量纤毛细胞混合组成。两种细胞类型的细胞质中都含有许多内含物，所有这些都表明这些细胞可以改变管腔内容物。所有睾丸网上皮细胞对碱性磷酸酶染色均呈强反应。
