TY - JOUR AU - Nerkar, A. AU - Apkaje, K. R. AU - Jamgade, V. G. AU - Gadegone, M. M. PY - 2016/11/03 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Secretion of Mucins in the Fallopian Tube Epithelium of the Bat Taphozous kachhensis Dobson JF - Journal of Endocrinology and Reproduction JA - JER VL - 19 IS - 2 SE - Articles DO - 10.18311/jer/2016/7544 UR - https://informaticsjournals.com/index.php/jer/article/view/7544 SP - 57-63 AB - <em>Taphozous kachhensis</em> is one of the largest Indian microchiropteran bats with a prominent gular pouch on the ventral side of the lower jaw. This is a seasonally monoestrous species and breeds once in a year. The Fallopian tube epithelium of <em>T. kachhensis</em> in both the segments, ampullary and isthumic, is lined by two cell types: ciliated and non-ciliated (secretory). The Fallopian tube shows alterations in its muco-subtances during estrus and pregnancy. The ciliated cells elaborate large quantity of glycogen, while non-ciliated cells elaborate high amounts of glycogen and neutral and acid mucins during estrus. Mucins are localized in the cytoplasm as well as cytoplasmic blebs. Glycogen and other muco-substances in non-ciliated cells decrease during pregnancy and the ciliated cells show a small amount of glycogen only. The concentration of muco-substances is highest during estrus, and the cytoplasmic blebs are numerous and prominent and are filled with secretion during this stage. ER -