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Scanning Electron Microscopic Observations on the Epithelium of the Human Prostatic Urethra
Authors:G.E. ORLANDINI  S. ZECCHI ORLANDINI  A.F. HOLSTEIN  R. EVANGELISTI  and R. PONCHIETTI
Affiliation:Istituto di Anatomia umana normale e Clinica Urologica dell'Universita di Firenze and Abteilung fur Mikroskopische Anatomie der Universitat Hamburg
Abstract:The human prostatic urethra has been investigated by means of scanning electron microscopy. On the posterior wall of the urethra, the seminal colliculus with the orifices of the ejaculatory ducts is clearly detectable. The upper portion of the prostatic urethra shows a typical transitional epithelium with large superficial cells of a ruffled appearance. In the lower portion of the organ (underneath the openings of the ejaculatory ducts), the apical pattern of the cells varies considerably. Four main aspects are recognizable: apices provided with microvilli, dome-shaped apices with an almost smooth surface, large apices with labyrinthic microplicae and ciliated apices. Also, apices showing intermediate characteristics can be noted. The functional significance of the morphological patterns as well as the possibility of a transition among the various types of surface structures are discussed.
Keywords:Scanning electron microscopy    urethra epithelium    prostatic urethra    S.E.M.
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