The histochemistry of the labial salivary glands of the one-humped camel (Camelus dromedarius)

Morphometric, histological and histochemical investigations were carried out on the labial salivary glands of the one-humped camel (Camelus dromedarius). Both the supra-and infralabial glands of the camel are of the branched tubuloalveolar type and are composed of mucoserous acini capped by serous d...

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Published inBollettino di zoologia Vol. 54; no. 1; pp. 19 - 25
Main Authors Taib, Noory T., Jarrar, Bashir M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Pisa Taylor & Francis Group 01.01.1987
Unione zoologica italiana presso l'istituto di biologia generale
Subjects
Biological and medical sciences
Camelus
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Histochemistry
Histology
Labial salivary gland
Mouth. Exocrine and endocrine salivary glands. Teeth. Esophagus
Mucosubstance
Vertebrates: digestive system
Vertebrata
Mammalia
Mucin
Digestive system
Camelus dromedarius
Labial gland
Salivary gland
Digestive gland
Artiodactyla
Ungulata
Histochemistry
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Summary:Morphometric, histological and histochemical investigations were carried out on the labial salivary glands of the one-humped camel (Camelus dromedarius). Both the supra-and infralabial glands of the camel are of the branched tubuloalveolar type and are composed of mucoserous acini capped by serous demilunes. They secrete and process neutral mucosubstances, sialomucins, hyaluronic acid and chondroitin sulphate A, B, C containing sulphomucins as well as protein radicals. The histoenzymological tests employed have detected alkaline phosphatase, acid phosphatase, adenosine triphosphatase, succinic dehydrogenase, non-specific esterases, carbonic anhydrase and amylase, but neither aminopeptidase nor tryp-sin-like enzymes.
ISSN:0373-4137
DOI:10.1080/11250008709355551