Age External diameter (µm) Thickness of wall (µm) Number of folds /cross section Height of primary fold (µm) Width of primary fold (µm) Height of epithelium (µm)
Day of hatching 139.54 ± 4.1 29.99 ± 2.5 13.0 ± 2.8 14.04 ± 1.5 26.16 ± 1.2 7.10 ± 0.3
5 days 316.3 ± 5.1 66.37 ± 2.9 22.5 ± 0.8 27.47 ± 1.4 32.61 ± 2.0 7.86 ± 0.14
10 days 411.68 ± 3.8 67.44 ± 2.6 30.1 ± 0.76 22.41 ± 1.7 35.75 ± 1.9 6.06 ± 0.18
15 days 574.52 ± 4.9 90.2 ± 3.1 33.4 ± 0.21 55.20 ± 1.5 47.93 ± 1.1 6.54 ± 0.32
20 days 691.60 ± 6.0 97.56 ± 3.8 21.0 ± 0.84 64.83 ± 2.0 56.54 ± 2.3 7.06 ± 0.22
25 days 1149.99 ± 5.4 164.89 ± 4.3 42.7 ± 0.49 84.04 ± 1.6 82.86 ± 3.1 11.16 ± 0.46
Table 1: The morphometric values of the caudal part of the oviduct at undifferentiated stage.