Atypical cilia in testicular cells from normal rats

J Submicrosc Cytol Pathol. 1997 Jul;29(3):313-6. doi: 10.1080/00313029700169175.

Abstract

During our observations solitary cilia have been noted in Sertoli cells, fibroblasts and myoid cells of the rat testes. They mostly presented a 9 + 0 pattern and appeared similar to those previously reported in other cell types. In the present report, we describe their structure and analyze their putative functional significance.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cilia / ultrastructure*
  • Male
  • Rats
  • Rats, Wistar
  • Sertoli Cells / ultrastructure*
  • Testis / ultrastructure*