Table 3 Microanatomical and histochemical characteristics of the ductuli efferentes of Leiolepis ocellata during the reproductive cycle
Ductuli efferentes | Histological & histochemical characteristics | Reproductive periods | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EFA (Jan) | FA (Feb) | R (Mar–Apr) | SR (May) | SA (Jun–Jul) | Rg (Aug) | Q (Sep–Oct) | FR (Nov–Dec) | ||
Proximal region | Epithelium | SCu/SC | PC | SCu/SC | SCu/SC | PC | PC | SCu | PC |
PAS | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
AB pH 1.0 | + | + | – | – | + | – | – | – | |
AB pH 2.5 | + | + | – | – | + | – | – | – | |
BB | + | + | – | – | + | – | – | – | |
Apocrine bleb | + | + | + | + | + | + | – | + | |
Spermatozoa | + | + | – | – | + | – | + | – | |
Distal region | Epithelium | SCu/SC | SCu/SC | SCu | SCu | SCu/SC | SCu | SCu | SCu/SC |
PAS | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
AB pH 1.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
AB pH 2.5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
BB | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Apocrine bleb | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Spermatozoa | + | + | – | – | + | – | – | – | |