The stratified squamous epithelium of the ectocervix is rich in glycogen at certain times of the month. This guarantees a good supply of sugar for the sperms.
This is ectocervix. The glycogen-rich cells are much larger than their progenitors in the basal layer, and have a pale cytoplasm.
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