An anatomical perspective: does the male greater cane rat (Thryonomys swinderianus) have a scrotum?
| Autor: | A.O. Adebayo, O. A. Mustapha, Z.A. Adegbesan, A. K. Akinloye, M. A. Olude, M.E. Okandeji |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
endocrine system endocrine system diseases 040301 veterinary sciences Cane rat Biology urologic and male genital diseases Stain 0403 veterinary science Scrotum medicine Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Thryonomys swinderianus Cane urogenital system 0402 animal and dairy science food and beverages Histology 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Anatomy biology.organism_classification 040201 dairy & animal science Staining medicine.anatomical_structure Pouch Scrotum Greater cane rat Skin Pouch Perineal staining |
| Zdroj: | Anatomy Journal of Africa; Vol 8, No 2 (2019); 1523-1530 |
| ISSN: | 2226-6054 2305-9478 |
| Popis: | We evaluated the anatomy of the “scrotal” skin pouch in an attempt to answer the question of whether (or not) there exist true scrotum in the greater cane rat (Thryonomys swinderianus). The “scrotal” skin folds from ten (10) matured male cane rats were morphologically and morphometrically studied with samples routinely processed for histology. Grossly, the pouch has features like fine hair on thin skin and longitudinal raphae typical of scrotum in other species. The histoarchitecture of the “scrotal” skin in the cane rat follows the normal scrotal pattern and the arrangements of the cutaneous strata, hair follicles and glands were similar in animals with perineal staining and those without perineal stain. The cane rat scrotal skin, though different in conformation from the scrotum of other mammalian species, has all the properties of a true scrotum thereby establishing the presence of scrotum in the greater cane rat.Keywords: Scrotum, Greater cane rat, Skin Pouch, Perineal staining |
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