Publication Type: | Journal Article |
Year of Publication: | 1986 |
Authors: | Gorham, SL, Ottinger, MA |
Journal: | Avian Diseases |
Volume: | 30 |
Issue: | 2 |
Date Published: | 1986 |
ISBN Number: | 00052086 |
Keywords: | Coturnix, Coturnix coturnix, Coturnix japonica, Phasianidae |
Abstract: | Testicles were collected from 33 male Japanese quails older than 3 years. Three of these quails (9.1%) had one or two large neoplastic testicles. These testicles were 2-5 times normal size, round, and firm, with cystic spaces of various sizes. Microscopically, there was marked intratubular Sertoli cell proliferation and various-sized cystic spaces filled with an eosinophilic vacuolated fluid. Microscopic changes in all neoplastic testicles were diagnostic for Sertoli cell tumors. /// Se tomaron testículos de 33 codornices Japoneses de más de 3 años de edad. Tres codornices (9.1%) tuvieron uno o dos testículos neoplásicos. Estos testículos eran 2-5 veces el tamaño normal, redondos y firmes; mostrando espacios quísticos de tamaño variado. Microscópicamente se encontró una marcada proliferación intralobular en las células Sertoli y varios espacios quísticos llenos con líquido vacuolado eosinofilico. Los cambios microscópicos en todos los testículos neoplásicos fueron diagnosticados como tumores de las células Sertoli. |
URL: | http://www.jstor.org/stable/1590537 |
Short Title: | Avian Diseases |
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