Histological investigations were made on the ultimobranchial glands of 107 individuals of goldfish collected at different months of the year and the following results were obtained. Histological structure of the glands was variable, showing lobular, follicular or cord-like arrangements of the ultimobranchial cells. No secretory granules were detected in the cells. Nerve cells were observed in or around the glandular tissue. In the immature goldfish collected in August, October and December, the ultimobranchial glands were small in size, being com-posed of cell cords. On the contrary, the matured fish collected in the spawning season showed hyperplasia of the ultimobranchial tissue, definite formation of lobules and hypertrophy of the cells. Thus, in correlation with gonadal maturation, remarkable seasonal changes were detected in the histological structure of the ultimobranchial gland of goldfish.
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