MORFOLOGICAL AND HISTOCHEMICAL OBSERVATIONS ON THE SALIVARY GLANDS OF THE ALLIGATOR Caiman latirostris

Authors

  • Antônio Sílvio Rabelo UFG
  • Renato Antônio da Costa UFG
  • Gilson Herbert de Faria UFG

Abstract

Using histological and histochemical methods for glicoconjugates, the present work on the salivary glands of the alligator Caiman latirostris (Crocodilia Reptilia), was developed. On the bases of the results obtained, the authors believe that those glands are not well developed, appearing as unicellular structures goblet-like cells, in the stratified squamous epithelium of the oral cavity. Scattered glands alveolus without excretory tubules which extend directly with the epitelium were also present. By means of histochemical methods for glicoconjugates, it was possible to detect the glicoprotein and the sialic acid in the glandular formation of these animals.

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Published

2007-12-04

How to Cite

RABELO, A. S.; COSTA, R. A. da; FARIA, G. H. de. MORFOLOGICAL AND HISTOCHEMICAL OBSERVATIONS ON THE SALIVARY GLANDS OF THE ALLIGATOR Caiman latirostris. Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical [Agricultural Research in the Tropics], Goiânia, v. 21, n. 1, p. 27–33, 2007. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/pat/article/view/2600. Acesso em: 19 dec. 2024.

Issue

v. 21-22, n. 1, Jan./Dec. 1991-1992

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Research Article

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