声明
Contents
摘要
ABSTRACT
List of Abbreviations
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Ultrastructure of oviduct in relation with its secretions
1.2 Ultrastructure of efferent ductules in male reproductive tract
1.3 Research goals
CHAPTER 2 Literature Review
1.1 Introduction to Chinese soft-shelled turtle Pelodiscus sinesis
Part Ⅱ Introduction to Reproductive Tract
2.2 The male reproductive tract of Chinese soft-shelled turtle
Part-Ⅲ Oviduct secretions and Efferent duetules
3.1 Physiological role of oviduct secretions
3.2 Ultrastructure of efferent ductules
References
Chapter 3 (Experiment 1) Novel cellular evidence of oviduct secretions in the Chinese soft-shelled turtle Pelodiscus sinensis
1.Introduction
2.Materials and Methods
2.1 Experimental Animals
2.2 Ethical Approval
2.3 Sample collection and Light Microscopy
2.4 Sperm Staining
2.5 Sample collection and Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM)
3.Results
3.1 Oviduct ultrastructure
3.2 Ultrastructure of the oviduct epithelium related to secretion Ciliated cells and their secretions
3.3 Ultrastrueture of oviduct glands
4.Discussion
4.1 Ultrastrueture of the oviduct in relation to the unique secretions of epithelial cells
4.2 Glandular secretions
4.3 Sperm storage and oviduct secretions
5.Conclusion
References
Chapter 4 (Experiment 2) Epithelial and glandular evidence of exosomes and secretions in the oviduct of Chinese soft-shelled turtle Pelodiscus sinensis
1.Introduction
2.Material and Methods
2.1 Animals
2.2 Immunohistochemistry
2.3 Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM)
3.Results
3.1 Immunohistochemistry
3.2 Detection of exosomes through transmission electron microscopy
4.Discussion
References
CHAPTER 5 (Experiment 3) Comparative study of the ultrastructure and secretion of oviduct and SSTs between the turtle and hen
1.Introduction
2.Materials and Methods
2.1 Animal Use
2.2 Samples Collection
2.3 Light microscopy
2.4 Transmission Electron Microscopy
3.3 Ultrastructure of the epithelium in UVJ of hen oviduct
3.4 Ultrastructure of SSTs and its unique secretions of hen
3.5 Comparison of ultrastructure and secretory cytology of hen and turtle
4.Discussion
5.Conclusion
References
Chapter 6 (Experiment 4) Morphological and ultrastruetural study of the efferent ductules in the Chinese soft shelled turtle Pelodiscus sinensis
1.Introduction
2.Materials and Methods
2.1 Experimental animals
2.2 Light Microscopy
2.3 Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM)
3.Results
3.1 Light microscopic observations
3.2 Electron microscopy observations
4.Discussion
5.Conclusion
References
Summary
Conclusion
Innovations
Future Research Directions
Publications
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS