Comparative morphological investigation on the mast cells in the feline male pelvic and female urethras
2008
Dimitrov, R., Thracian University, Stara Zagora (Bulgaria) | Vodenicharov, A., Thracian University, Stara Zagora (Bulgaria) | Kostadinov, G., Thracian University, Stara Zagora (Bulgaria) | Khristov, Kh., Thracian University, Stara Zagora (Bulgaria) | Stamatova, K., Thracian University, Stara Zagora (Bulgaria)
The density, form and dimensions of the mast cells are examined in the urethra of 14 sexually mature, clinically healthy (9 male and 5 female), European shorthair cats, following euthanasia. The material was fixed in Carnoi's fixative, dehydrated, embedded in paraffin and stained with 0.1% toluidine blue. The light microscopy revealed that most mast cells were located in the propria of urethra, the number and density were higher in the male animals, compared with the same in the female ones. The results of the investigation showed, that the mast cells' morphology in the female urethra shows variations and depends on their localization in the both sexes.
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