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Morphology of the Vesicular and Bulbourethral Glands in Barrows and the Changes Induced by Diethylstilboestrol
Author(s) -
Lauwers H.,
Nicaise M.,
Simoens P.,
Vos N. R. De
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
anatomia, histologia, embryologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.34
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1439-0264
pISSN - 0340-2096
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0264.1984.tb00395.x
Subject(s) - biology , diethylstilbestrol , morphology (biology) , anatomy , endocrinology , zoology , estrogen
The macroscopic and light microscopic structure of the vesicular and bulbourethral glands was investigated in male pigs, which were castrated early in life and examined at slaughter weight. The vesicular glands showed a constant morphological pattern while in the bulbourethral glands an individual variation was observed in the number of mucous acini and the amount of interstitial tissue. In spite of this variation in the normal structure, the latter gland as well as the vesicular gland showed reliable changes after treatment with diethylstilboestrol.