Histoarchitecture of the Ovary of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus during Pre- and Postengorgement Period

Figure 1

Histological sections of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus ovary stained by Haematoxylin and Eosin. (a) Ovary with central lumen lined by small epithelial cells interspersed by oocytes in different developmental stages. (b) Pedicel cells attaching the oocytes to the ovary wall. (c) Stage I oocyte. (d) Stage II oocyte. (e) Stage III oocyte. (f) Stage IV oocyte. (g) Stage V oocyte. Pe: Pedicel cell; Gv: Germ vesicle; Y: yolk droplet; Ch: chorion. Bars: (a) 4x, (b) 10x, (c)–(g) 20x.