MICROSCOPIC ANALYSIS OF THE LABIAL SALIVARY GLANDS OF THE SHEEP (OVIS ARIES)

A.D. Singh; R. K. Jain; Pawan Kumar; Kritima Kapoor

Volume : III, Issue : X, October - 2014

MICROSCOPIC ANALYSIS OF THE LABIAL SALIVARY GLANDS OF THE SHEEP (OVIS ARIES)

A. D. Singh, R. K. Jain, Pawan Kumar, Kritima Kapoor

Abstract :

The present study was undertaken on ten healthy adult sheep of local mixed eed of either sex to study the histomorphological, histochemical and micrometrical studies on the labial salivary glands of sheep. The labial salivary glands were of anched tubuloacinar type having loose irregular connective tissue and surrounded by myoepithelial cells. The parenchyma was comprised of secretory units (adenomeres) and ductal system. The adenomeres were of seromucous type with predominance of mucous acini. Histochemically, the mucous cells contained mucosubstances, glycogen, mucopolysaccharides, mucin and lipids while serous cells were negative to all these histochemical reactions.