Histomorphological studies of accessory organs of reproduction in male wild mouse

Abstract

Gross and microscopic anatomy of the accessory organs of male reproduction was studied in the wild mouse. A full quota of accessory organs was found in the wild mouse like that of the albino mouse. The weight of the testes as well as some accessory organs (seminal vesicle, ampullary gland, Cowper's gland and preputial gland) was lower as compared to the albino mouse. With regard to the microscopic anatomy no significant difference was marked between the wild and the albino mouse. But quantitative studies of epithelial tissue of these accessory organs revealed some differences. The relative amount of epithelial tissue was more in some organs, but less in others, in the wild mouse as compared to the albino mouse. These differences may be due to the difference in the species of the mouse studied.