A Histochemical Study of the Ruminant Ovary

Kwak, Soo Dong; Lee, Cha Soo

Korean Journal of Veterinary Research 1977;17(2):41-49.

¹North Branch Office of Gyeongbug Animal Health Institute
²Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Agriculture Gyeongbug National University

반추수난소(反芻獸卵巢)의 조직화학적연구(組織化學的硏究)

곽수동¹, 이차수²

¹경상북도가축보건소 북부지소
²경북대학교 농과대학 수의학과

Abstract

The present study was underve the histochemical nature of various follicles and interstitial tissues in the ovaries of Korean native goats and cattle as well as the histochemical changes of those in the ovaries of Korean native goats treated with dexamethasone. Much more lipid granules appeared in the granulosa and theca cells of atretic follicles compared with normal follicles in these ruminant ovaries. In the ovaries of Korean native goats the interstitial tissue derived from the theca interna of atretic follicles appeared the form of patches of cells and the interstitial tissue derived from stromal cells appeared the form of diffuse, obscure bounds. In the ovaries of Korean native cattle the interstitial tissue derived from theca interna of atretic follicles showed sparsely scattered form of pathes of cells. The histochemical components were described on the basis of lipids in the granulosa and theca cells of normal follicles, atretic follicles and interstitial tissue. In the ovaries of Korean natve goats treated with dexamethasone, the granulosa and theca cells of atretic foillicle contained plenty lipid granules that were increased in size and number, however, lipid granules were markedly decreased in the interstitial tissue.