Histomorphometric studies on the prenatal development of the testis cords of one-humped camel (Camelus dromedarius) [electronic resource].

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The present investigation was carried out to demonstrate the process of prenatal development of the testis cords by histological and morphometric methods. Fifty-six male camel embryos and fetuses with CVRL ranging from (2.2 cm-105 cm) were used in this study. The indifferent gonads appeared in the form oftwo small bilateral cellular masses bulged slightly into the celomic cavity medial to the mesonephros at 2.2 cm CVRL. Their parenchyma didn't show any pattern of cord like arrangement. Few morganized testis cords were observed for the first time Within the newly differentiated testis at 4 cm CVRL camel embryos. They were formed from one or more gonocytes surrounded by some supporting cells and in turn wrabbed by thin interrupted basement membrane demarcating them from the surrounding interstitium. With advancement of age the testis cords appeared more organized and increased in their numbers and length.

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