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Fig. 6 | BMC Zoology

Fig. 6

From: Microanatomy of the female reproductive system of the viviparous freshwater whipray Fluvitrygon signifer (Chondrichthyes: Myliobatiformes: Dasyatidae). II. The genital duct

Fig. 6

Uterine microanatomy of immature and regenerating females of Fluvitrygon signifer. a Uterus of F6 female with small and short trophonemata (Tm). b, c Uterus of F1 female showing the uterine wall (b), and uterine and trophonematal epithelia (c). Micrographs are designated with their corresponding specimen codes. Abbreviations: Ad, adventitia; BC, basal cell; CM, circular smooth muscle; Co, columnar cell; Ep, epithelium; Lc, leukocyte; LM, longitudinal smooth muscle; LP, lamina propria; Mus, muscularis; Se, secretory material; *, blood vessel. Stains: a = H&E; b = modified Movat’s pentachrome; c = PAS–H

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