author(s)
S Jayachitra, C Lavanya, K Iniyah and K Balasundaram

abstract
The testis consisted of convoluted seminiferous tubules which produces the spermatozoa. The testis of a rabbit was a compound tubular gland located in the scrotum and it was surrounded by a dense connective tissue capsule. The connective tissue capsule gives off numerous septa and divided the testicular parenchyma into numerous lobules. Each lobule contained the seminiferous tubules and the richly vascularized interstitial spaces contained the Leydig cells. The seminiferous tubules were composed of multilayered or stratified epithelium which consisted of various developing stages of spermatogenic cells. The sertoli cells were observed in the seminiferous epithelium. The Chinchilla rabbit have high commercial value and nowadays widely used in biomedical research for postnatal reproductive biology. Hence, the present study was undertaken to investigate post natal testicular histomorphology in Soviet Chinchilla rabbit.