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Histological study of the
scrotum in rams |
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Saleem Abdullah Sofi |
Department of Theriogenology,
Physiology and Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine,
University
of Duhok, Kurdistan Region, Iraq |
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Abstract |
This
study was conducted on skin samples from the proximal and distal part of
scrotum of 20 rams during summer and winter season of 2011. All samples
were fixed in 10% neutral buffer formalin and stained with Hematoxylin
and Eosin. The results showed that the scrotum in rams consisted of
epidermis and dermis. The epidermis was further composed of stratified
keratinized squamous epithelium, stratum basele, stratum spinosum,
stratum granulosum and stratum corneum. The thicknesses of the epidermis
were thin in the proximal portion and thick in distal portion during
summer and winter season. The dermis layer contained sweat glands,
sebaceous glands and hair follicles. The sweat glands of the scrotum in
rams of different areas were present in two forms i.e., rounded and
tubular shape. The sweat glands were more present in the proximal
portion of scrotum and larger than the distal portion during summer
seasons. While in winter season, the sweat glands were very low in all
portions of scrotum. The sweat glands of summer season were larger than
the winter season. The sebaceous glands did not differ during summer and
winter season. These results showed that structurally there is a
substantial difference in layers of skin of the scrotum rams between
different regions and seasons of years.
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Keywords:
Rams; scrotal histology; sweat glands; season |
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To cite this article:
Sofi SA, 2012.
Histological study of scrotum in rams.
Res.
Opin. Anim. Vet. Sci.,
2(8), 459-463. |
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