Histochemical distribution of sudanophilic and unsaturated lipids in the testes of buffalo, goat, and ram

The sudanophilic and unsaturated lipids have been histochemically localized and correlated with seminiferous epithelial cycle in the testes of buffalo (Bubalus bubalis), goat (Capra hircus) and ram (Ovis aries). All sudanophilic lipids are unsaturated. The masked lipids may be present either in small quantity or absent altogether. In the seminiferous tubules, 3 types of lipid bodies (L1, L2, L3) are present. L3 bodies in the buffalo are of relatively small size but are more in number. L2 bodies appear only in the elongated spermatids. All spermatogenic cells also have diffused sudanophilic lipids. Sertoli cells contain only L1 and L3. The lipids in the spermatids and Sertoli cells show cyclic variations reverse to each other. In the interstitial tissue, the amount of lipids is much less in goat and ram as compared to that in buffalo.