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Tongue and lingual salivary glands of the canary: scanning electron microscopy and histochemical study

F. Başak1, Ş. H. Atalgin, E. Ü. Bozkurt
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Pubmed: 28198526
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Folia Morphol 2017;76(3):348-354.
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  1. Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay, Turkey, Türkiye

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Vol 76, No 3 (2017)
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Submitted: 2016-12-28
Accepted: 2017-01-30
Published online: 2017-02-10

Abstract

In this study, morphological characteristics of the canary tongue were examined macroscopically and histologically besides using scanning electron microscopy. Furthermore, histochemical features of the lingual salivary glands of the canary were also examined. The results suggest that the tongue of the canary has an equilateral quadrangle shape is sloped towards the apex on its dorsal surface; where its sides are bounded by tall epithelial extensions. Additionally, histological examination showed that salivary glands were only present on the body of the tongue and there were no taste buds. However, the tongue has mechanical sen­sory cell groups in its subepithelial connective tissue. Histochemical examination, demonstrated that the salivary gland epithelial cells contained carbohydrates which were composed of acidic sialo-mucins.

Abstract

In this study, morphological characteristics of the canary tongue were examined macroscopically and histologically besides using scanning electron microscopy. Furthermore, histochemical features of the lingual salivary glands of the canary were also examined. The results suggest that the tongue of the canary has an equilateral quadrangle shape is sloped towards the apex on its dorsal surface; where its sides are bounded by tall epithelial extensions. Additionally, histological examination showed that salivary glands were only present on the body of the tongue and there were no taste buds. However, the tongue has mechanical sen­sory cell groups in its subepithelial connective tissue. Histochemical examination, demonstrated that the salivary gland epithelial cells contained carbohydrates which were composed of acidic sialo-mucins.

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canary, tongue, surface morphology, scanning electron microscopy, lingual salivary glands, histochemistry

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Tongue and lingual salivary glands of the canary: scanning electron microscopy and histochemical study

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Folia Morphologica

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Vol 76, No 3 (2017)

Article type

Original article

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348-354

Published online

2017-02-10

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DOI

10.5603/FM.a2017.0014

Pubmed

28198526

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Folia Morphol 2017;76(3):348-354.

Keywords

canary
tongue
surface morphology
scanning electron microscopy
lingual salivary glands
histochemistry

Authors

F. Başak
Ş. H. Atalgin
E. Ü. Bozkurt

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