SHORT COMMUNICATIONS: Localization of Oviductal Sperm-storage Tubules in the American Kestrel ( Falco sparverius )
Sperm-storage tubules (SST) are discrete tubular invaginations of the bird's oviduct epithelium located in the anterior end of the vaginal folds, a region generally referred to as the uterovaginal junction (UVJ). [We prefer to refer to the UVJ sperm-storage sites collectively as the SST (origin...
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ftunivnebraskali:oai:digitalcommons.unl.edu:usdaarsfacpub-1624 2024-09-30T14:21:27+00:00 SHORT COMMUNICATIONS: Localization of Oviductal Sperm-storage Tubules in the American Kestrel ( Falco sparverius ) Bakst, Murray R. Bird, David M. 1987-01-01T08:00:00Z application/pdf https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/usdaarsfacpub/619 https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/usdaarsfacpub/article/1624/viewcontent/Bakst_AUK_1987_Localization_oviductal.pdf unknown DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/usdaarsfacpub/619 https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/usdaarsfacpub/article/1624/viewcontent/Bakst_AUK_1987_Localization_oviductal.pdf United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications Agricultural Science text 1987 ftunivnebraskali 2024-09-02T07:48:19Z Sperm-storage tubules (SST) are discrete tubular invaginations of the bird's oviduct epithelium located in the anterior end of the vaginal folds, a region generally referred to as the uterovaginal junction (UVJ). [We prefer to refer to the UVJ sperm-storage sites collectively as the SST (originally used by Mero and Ogasawara 1970) because SST accurately describes their function and structure.] Of the 27 recognized orders of birds, SST have been identified histologically only in selected species of Charadriiformes and Procellariformes (Hatch 1983), Galliformes (Fujii and Tamura 1963), Anseriformes (Pal 1977), and Passeriformes (Bray et al. 1975). Whether SST are structures common to all birds, as suggested by Gilbert (1979) and Hatch (1983), remains to be investigated. The presence of SST has not been demonstrated histologically in the Falconiformes. The high frequency of copulations in the course of laying one clutch of eggs prompted Corten (1973) to suggest that SST do not exist in the Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis). Bird and Buckland (1976) observed the mean duration of fertility following artificial insemination of the American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) to be 8.1 days (range = 4-12 days). They suggested that SST were present in the oviduct. We present evidence that SST exist at the UVJ of the American Kestrel. In addition, a technique for the precise localization and isolation of oviductal mucosa containing SST is described. Text Accipiter gentilis Northern Goshawk University of Nebraska-Lincoln: DigitalCommons@UNL Bray ENVELOPE(-114.067,-114.067,-74.833,-74.833) |
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Sperm-storage tubules (SST) are discrete tubular invaginations of the bird's oviduct epithelium located in the anterior end of the vaginal folds, a region generally referred to as the uterovaginal junction (UVJ). [We prefer to refer to the UVJ sperm-storage sites collectively as the SST (originally used by Mero and Ogasawara 1970) because SST accurately describes their function and structure.] Of the 27 recognized orders of birds, SST have been identified histologically only in selected species of Charadriiformes and Procellariformes (Hatch 1983), Galliformes (Fujii and Tamura 1963), Anseriformes (Pal 1977), and Passeriformes (Bray et al. 1975). Whether SST are structures common to all birds, as suggested by Gilbert (1979) and Hatch (1983), remains to be investigated. The presence of SST has not been demonstrated histologically in the Falconiformes. The high frequency of copulations in the course of laying one clutch of eggs prompted Corten (1973) to suggest that SST do not exist in the Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis). Bird and Buckland (1976) observed the mean duration of fertility following artificial insemination of the American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) to be 8.1 days (range = 4-12 days). They suggested that SST were present in the oviduct. We present evidence that SST exist at the UVJ of the American Kestrel. In addition, a technique for the precise localization and isolation of oviductal mucosa containing SST is described. |
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SHORT COMMUNICATIONS: Localization of Oviductal Sperm-storage Tubules in the American Kestrel ( Falco sparverius ) |
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SHORT COMMUNICATIONS: Localization of Oviductal Sperm-storage Tubules in the American Kestrel ( Falco sparverius ) |
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SHORT COMMUNICATIONS: Localization of Oviductal Sperm-storage Tubules in the American Kestrel ( Falco sparverius ) |
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SHORT COMMUNICATIONS: Localization of Oviductal Sperm-storage Tubules in the American Kestrel ( Falco sparverius ) |
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SHORT COMMUNICATIONS: Localization of Oviductal Sperm-storage Tubules in the American Kestrel ( Falco sparverius ) |
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short communications: localization of oviductal sperm-storage tubules in the american kestrel ( falco sparverius ) |
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