A.A. Mohammadpour
Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
ABSTRACT
In this research, ten pairs of nictitans glands removed immediately after slaughter of 10 camels were examined to determine chemical content of the secretion by applying histochemical techniques (periodic acid shiff and alcian blue). Each gland was divided into small portion and fixed for histochemical examination in 10% buffered formalin solution. The histology of gland revealed secretory units of tubuloacinar and serous with scattered alveolar units. Mucosubstance histochemistry revealed acidic and neutral glycoproteins with different staining pattern.
Key words: Camel, histochemistry, nictitans gland
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