Researchers bred a generation of rats that were sterile. When investigating the root of this change, they noticed that the sterility came from the inner tissues of the uterine tubes missing their normal cilia, which guide the egg into the uterus. The tissue that was hindered was simple squamous epithelium.

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The tissue that lines the uterine tubes and is responsible for the movement of the egg towards the uterus is ciliated simple columnar epithelium, not simple squamous epithelium.

Researchers Bred a Generation of Rats That Were Sterile