Fig. 5From: Microanatomy of the female reproductive system of the viviparous freshwater whipray Fluvitrygon signifer (Chondrichthyes: Myliobatiformes: Dasyatidae). II. The genital ductHistological and histochemical profiles of the lower quarter region of glandular tubules. The lower quarter region of type I (a, c) and type II and III (b, d) glandular tubules. Photomicrographs are labeled with corresponding specimen codes. Abbreviations: BC, basal cell; CC, ciliated cell; Gr, granule; GT, glandular tubule; Lc, leukocyte; LP, lamina propria; SC, secretory cell; *, blood vessel. Stains: a, b = PAS–H; c, d = modified Movat’s pentachromeBack to article page