Abstract
Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) has revealed the presence of projecting follicles (PF) and button-like follicles (BLF) in the bursa of Fabricius. This study was designed to examine the embryonic bursa with SEM to ascertain which type of follicle appears first and to compare the SEM of the bursa from normal embryos with those having received testosterone propionate (TP) on the 11th day of incubation. The bursa of the latter embryos exhibits an arrested lymphoid development. PF appeared in normal embryos by 16 days and were well developed by 18 days of embryonic development. Inter-follicular epithelium was apparent by 21 days of embryonic development in normal embryos. On the other hand, bursal follicles and interfollicular epithelium failed to form in TP birds. The TP-birds exhibited a characteristic pebble-like epithelium which may attest to the regressive influence of TP on bursal epithelium or to an arrested stage of epithelial development. The PF may lead to the development of BLF or the BLF may be derived independently of PF.
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