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CILIATED EPITHELIUM IN THE UTERINE CERVIX OF THE MACAQUE AND RABBIT

Summary.: Different types of secretory cells were observed in the cervical mucosa of the uteri of macaques and rabbits. The percentage of ciliated cells in the macaque (10%) and rabbit (62%) varies in different regions of the cervix. Kinocilia, observed in vitro, beat towards the vagina. The beating of cervical cilia does not seem to be of importance for the transport of spermatozoa to the uterine cavity. Scanning electron microscope studies indicate that kinocilia may be of functional significance for the release into the cervical lumen of material from the surface of adjacent secretory cells in the cervical crypts.