Estudo morfológico sobre testículos do tatu galinha

Abstract

Anatomically, the testicles were located in the hypogastric, intra abdominal region in a longitudinal cranial - caudal position with an oval shape. The epididymis was found in the dorsal mid region of the testis DYCE et al (1997). The right testicle weighed 6.48 g and the left 6.23 g; they respectively measured 3.1 cm and 3.4 cm in length and 2.6 cm and 2.6 cm in width, showing a certain regularity in shape and size. The right epididymis measured 8.5 cm and the left 6.0 cm. Microscopically the testicular structures found were similar to those of other animals with characteristic germinal epithelium (spermatogonia, spermatocytes of 1st and 2nd order and spermatoids). Leydig cells were observed in large numbers.