SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPIC OBSERVATIONS ON THE SURFACE OF THE HUMAN FALLOPIAN TUBE AND UTERINE ENDOMETRIUM
1975 年 24 巻 2 号 p. 159-174
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1975 年 24 巻 2 号 p. 159-174
The surface of the human female reproductive tract was observed by scanning electron microscope and the following results were obtained.
1) The lining epithelium of the Fallopian tube was composed with two cell types: the ciliated cells and the non-ciliated cells. The ciliated cells were most abundant on the fimbrial surface and showed the tendency to de crease in the number towards the utero-tubal junction.
2) The lining cells of the Fallopian tube would secrete through the micro and macroaprocrine secretions.
3) On the uterine endometrium, the ciliated cells distributed in high con centration, especially, around the opening of the uterine gland as it would be suitable to transport the secretions from the uterine glands.
4) The non-ciliated cells showed the bulbous surface, the macroapocrine secretion, at the secretory phase.
5) Scanning electron microscope is a powerful weapon to investigate in the field of the reproductive biology.
