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Fibre Interplay in the Pregnant Uterus of the Frugivorous Bat Eidolon Helvum

Authors: ADELODUN Stephen

Publication Type: Journal article

Journal: J Morphol Sc

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Introduction Thereiscurrently a lackofadequate information onthe mating,reproduction and the reproductive anatomy of the frugivorous bat Eidolon helvum. We, therefore, investigated their uterus during the non-pregnant and pregnant states for adequate information and comparison between the two states to ascertain what histological adaptations occur during pregnancy in relation to collagen and elastic ?bers. MaterialsandMethods Atotal of 47 femalebats (E.helvum) wereused, outof which 24 were pregnant and 23 were not. They were harvested on the Obafemi Awolowo University Campus. The animals were carefully screened, assumed to be presumably healthyandthensacri?cedbycervicaldislocation.Theleftandrightuterinelimbswith theuterinebodyandpartoftheplacentawere?xedin10%formalsaline,processedfor paraf?nembeddingandsectionedat5?mwitharotarymicrotome.Thesectionswere stained using Verhoeff-van Gieson stain to demonstrate collagen and elastic ?bers. Results The results showed that both uterine limbs were histologically active during pregnancy.Theprevalent?berwastheelastictypeduringthenon-pregnantstate,and collagen type during pregnancy. Conclusion Weconcludethatelastic?berstendtoobeyHooke’slawduringpregnancyin the uterus of the frugivorous bat E. helvum, which signi?es a form of histomorphological response or adaptation to pregnancy in the uterus of this bat species

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ADELODUN,S. . (2018). Fibre Interplay in the Pregnant Uterus of the Frugivorous Bat Eidolon Helvum, 64 (), 1-1.

ADELODUN,S. . "Fibre Interplay in the Pregnant Uterus of the Frugivorous Bat Eidolon Helvum" 64, no (), (2018): 1-1.

ADELODUN,S. and . (2018). Fibre Interplay in the Pregnant Uterus of the Frugivorous Bat Eidolon Helvum, 64 (), pp1-1.

ADELODUNS, . Fibre Interplay in the Pregnant Uterus of the Frugivorous Bat Eidolon Helvum. 2018, 64 ():1-1.

ADELODUN,Stephen , . "Fibre Interplay in the Pregnant Uterus of the Frugivorous Bat Eidolon Helvum", 64 . (2018) : 1-1.

A.Stephen , "Fibre Interplay in the Pregnant Uterus of the Frugivorous Bat Eidolon Helvum" vol.64, no., pp. 1-1, 2018.

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