Histological and certain histochemical observations on the labial salivary glands of the buffalo, bubalus bubalis.

[摘要] Histological ,morphometric and histochemical investigations were carried out on the labial salivary glands of the buffalo. Both the upper and lower labial glands of the buffalo are branched tubuloacinar type and composed of serous acini surrounded by myoepithelial cells. Histochemically it showed seromucous character, they secrete neutral mucopolysaccarides, mucopolysaccarides acid and few sulfated mucop olysaccarides. The labial salivary glands of buffalo posses ductal system of both the intralobular ductules and interlobular ducts.

[学科分类] 土木及结构工程学