Research Article

Histomorphological Studies on the Prostate Gland of Donkey Equus Asinus during Different Seasons

Figure 8

Photomicrographs showing the variation in the amount of the interstitial connective tissue (arrow) of the prostate gland of the donkey during spring (a), summer (b), autumn (c), and winter (d). Glandular epithelium (double arrowhead), collagen fibers (green colour), smooth muscle fiber bundles of the septa (Sm), singly distributed smooth muscle fibers (arrowhead), central collecting sinus (asterisk), and blood vessels (Bv). Crossmon’s trichrome stain. .
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