%0 Journal Article
%T MORPHOLOGICAL STUDY OF THE VAGINA OF THE Myocastor coypus (COYPU) ESTUDIO MORFOLOGICO DE LA VAGINA DE Myocastor coypus (COIPO)
%A Antonio E. Felipe
%A Alejandra Castro
%A Santiago S. Callejas
%A Jorge A. Cabodevila
%J Revista chilena de anatom赤a
%D 2000
%I Scientific Electronic Library Online
%X The Myocastor coypus (coypu) is a medium size rodent internationally considered as a species of economic interest because its fur. The aims of this work was realized the morphological study of the vagina of coypu. The vagina of sexually mature coypus appeared as a tubular organ, 10.25㊣1.40 cm long. The vaginal wall was very thin. It was composed by four layers: mucosa, submucosa, muscularis, and adventitia or serosa (according to the region). The lining epithelium of the mucosa was squamous stratified and without glands. Two layers of smooth muscular tissue with abundance of connective tissue were differentiated in the muscularis. The tunica serosa, formed by connective tissue of dense aspect, had numerous big blood vessels Myocastor coypus es un roedor de tama o mediano, considerado internacionalmente como una especie de inter谷s econ車mico por sus cualidades peleteras. El estudio morfol車gico de su vagina reviste importancia en el marco de investigaciones de su fisiolog赤a reproductiva. La vagina de coipos sexualmente maduros se present車 como un 車rgano tubular, de 10,25 ㊣ 1,40 cm de longitud. La pared vaginal fue muy delgada, distingui谷ndose en ella cuatro t迆nicas: mucosa, submucosa, muscular y adventicia o serosa (seg迆n la regi車n). Su epitelio de revestimiento era de tipo escamoso estratificado y aglandular. En la t迆nica muscular se diferenciaron dos capas de tejido muscular liso con abundancia de tejido conectivo. La serosa, conformada por tejido conectivo de aspecto denso, present車 numerosos y grandes vasos sangu赤neos
%K Vagina
%K Myocastor coypu
%K . Morphology
%K Vagina
%K Myocastor coypus
%K Morphology
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