Stereological comparison of smooth muscle, collagen, and elastic fibers of the clitoris and glans penis in young adults.
Morphologie
; 108(360): 100721, 2024 Mar.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To compare the collagen, elastic fibers, and smooth muscle content of the clitoris and the glans penis in young adults. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
The clitoris and the glans penis of six women and six men (mean age 25±3) who died as a result of accidents were excised. The samples were placed under a formaldehyde solution and histologically processed. Masson's trichrome and Weigert's resorcin-fuchsin stain was used to highlight the elastic fibers, smooth muscle, and collagen. Stereological analysis was conducted in 5 random fields of 5 slides for each sample. For statistical analysis, the unpaired t-test was used to compare values between groups, and a value of P<0.05 was considered as significant for all analyses.RESULTS:
Stereology revealed a mean smooth muscle content of 35.84±6.46% and 31.64±4.74% for the clitoris and glans penis, respectively, while it also revealed collagen content of 26.11±7.41% and 28.44±3.55% and elastic fibers content of 24.12±4.34% and 30.97±6.13% for the clitoris and glans penis, respectively. The statistical analysis showed no significant differences between them.CONCLUSION:
Regardless of anatomical differences, the volumetric density of collagen, elastic fibers, and smooth muscle were similar for the clitoris and glans penis in young adults, a feature possibly explained by their embryology.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Clitóris
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Tecido Elástico
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article