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Fig. 7

From: Microanatomy of the female reproductive system of the viviparous freshwater whipray Fluvitrygon signifer (Chondrichthyes: Myliobatiformes: Dasyatidae). II. The genital duct

Fig. 7

Uterine microscopic structures of F3 and F8 females of Fluvitrygon signifer. a Uterine wall of F8 female. b, c Uterus of F3 female revealing trophonemata (Tm) with glandular crypts (Cr) (b) and uterine muscularis (c). Photomicrographs are specified with corresponding specimen codes. Abbreviations: Ad, adventitia; BC, basal cell; CM, circular smooth muscle; Co, columnar cell; Ga; ganglion cell; Lc, leukocyte; LM, longitudinal smooth muscle; LP, lamina propria; SM, smooth muscle; *, blood vessel. Stains: a, b = H&E; c = PAS–H

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