Male Reproductive System page 31

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Yves Clermont, Michael Lalli, Zsuzsanna Bencsath-Makkai
LIGHT-MICROSCOPIC HISTOLOGY ATLAS

15. Male Reproductive System

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15.31 Ductus deferens

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Transverse section through the ductus deferens (vas deferens) of a monkey.

The large lumen contains spermatozoa (Sz); its epithelium, which is similar to that of the tail of the epididymis, shows some short folds (arrows).

Around the duct, with the exception of a few myoid cells immediately under the epithelium, there is a thick muscular layer composed of typical smooth muscle fibres (*) arranged in relatively distinct circular, oblique and longitudinal layers.

Stain: H–E
Magnification: ×200

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