Longitudinal section of the oviduct. The oviduct is surrounded by a layer of dense connective tissue. Long glands empty their secretory products into the lumen as oocytes travel along the lumen from the ovary. The glandular secretions form the layers of jelly coats on the oocytes as they are transported to the cloaca. Image from AF Wiechmann and CR Wirsig (2003) "Color Atlas of Xenopus laevis Histology", (page 79, Chapter 8, Reproductive Organs: Figure 6). Copyright 2003. Kluwer Academic Publishers. Reproduced with kind permission from Springer Science & Business Media B.V.
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