Morphology of Larger Salivary Glands in Peccaries (Pecari tajacu Linnaeus, 1758)
Abstract
:Simple Summary
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Material and Methods
2.1. Location and Collection of Material
2.2. Euthanasia Protocol
2.3. Macroscopic Analysis
2.4. Microscopic Analysis
2.5. Immunohistochemistry
2.6. Transmission Electron Microscopy
2.7. Scanning Electron Microscopy
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Macroscopic Studies
3.1.1. Parotid Gland
3.1.2. Mandibular Gland
3.1.3. Sublingual Gland
3.2. Microscopic Studies
3.2.1. Histology
Parotid Gland Microscopy
Mandibular Gland Microscopy
Sublingual Gland Microscopy
Salivary Gland Duct Microscopy
3.3. Histochemistry
3.3.1. Parotid Gland Histochemistry
3.3.2. Mandibular Gland Histochemistry
3.3.3. Sublingual Histochemistry
3.4. Immunohistochemistry
3.4.1. Parotid Gland Immunohistochemistry
3.4.2. Mandibular Gland Immunohistochemistry
3.4.3. Sublingual Glands Immunohistochemistry
3.5. Electron Microscopy
3.5.1. Parotid Gland Electron Microscopy
3.5.2. Mandibular Gland Electron Microscopy
3.5.3. Sublingual Glands Electron Microscopy
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Lecithins | Abbreviation |
Carbohydrate Binding Specificity | Concentration (mg/mL) |
---|---|---|---|
Canavalia ensiformis | Con-A | αMan > αGlc > αGlcNAc | 0.29 mg/mL |
Bandeiraea simplicifolia | BSA-I-B4 | αGal > αGalNAc | 0.5 mg/mL |
Triticum vulgaris | WGA | GlcNAc(β1,4GlcNAc)1–2 > βGlcNAc > Neu5Ac | 0.1 mg/mL |
Arachis hypogaea | PNA | Galß1,3GalNAc > α and βGal | 0.1 mg/mL |
Months | Parotid | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Right Antimere | Left Antimere | |||||||
L | W | T | WE | L | W | T | WE | |
4M | 45.95 | 9.70 | 2.84 | 3.2396 | 45.01 | 10.30 | 2.77 | 2.8311 |
4F | 46.11 | 16.37 | 2.19 | 3.6318 | 45.16 | 16.54 | 2.67 | 3.6437 |
5F | 41.43 | 18.67 | 3.08 | 5.7121 | 42.97 | 13.70 | 3.48 | 5.0375 |
5M | 43.03 | 16.97 | 5.75 | 5.7953 | 43.65 | 15.86 | 3.85 | 5.1178 |
6F | 46.24 | 18.95 | 7.80 | 5.6066 | 47.93 | 16.70 | 6.24 | 5.4242 |
6M | 53.22 | 14.79 | 6.32 | 5.1561 | 48.70 | 21.07 | 6.53 | 5.2172 |
7F | 55.82 | 15.76 | 6.47 | 6.1577 | 48.70 | 21.07 | 6.53 | 5.8981 |
7M | 56.95 | 12.52 | 9.53 | 6.1032 | 58.01 | 10.30 | 9.77 | 6.2119 |
Months | Mandibular | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Right Antimere | Left Antimere | |||||||
L | W | T | WE | L | W | T | WE | |
4F | 16.85 | 23.60 | 7.12 | 3.6871 | 17.22 | 20.13 | 6.77 | 3.2964 |
4M | 14.24 | 25.72 | 8.38 | 3.8879 | 17.90 | 23.70 | 6.02 | 3.9315 |
5F | 15.10 | 24.25 | 7.01 | 2.7472 | 15.47 | 26.46 | 7.21 | 2.8340 |
5M | 14.76 | 21.29 | 6.74 | 3.0371 | 17.12 | 22.99 | 7.60 | 3.1759 |
6F | 25.46 | 17.22 | 6.67 | 2.4162 | 24.90 | 16.44 | 8.48 | 2.3522 |
6M | 20.34 | 27.02 | 8.85 | 2.8896 | 18.09 | 23.38 | 8.11 | 3.3432 |
7F | 22.53 | 29.21 | 9.85 | 2.5533 | 20.28 | 27.27 | 9.30 | 2.0701 |
7M | 20.17 | 27.02 | 8.85 | 2.7839 | 18.09 | 23.38 | 8.46 | 2.9218 |
Months | Polystomatic Sublingual | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Right Antimere | Left Antimere | |||||||
L | W | T | WE | L | W | T | WE | |
4F | 35.08 | 5.19 | 2.80 | 0.8186 | 32.33 | 6.44 | 2.55 | 0.6738 |
4M | 34.78 | 7.67 | 3.26 | 0.8671 | 26.82 | 6.37 | 2.83 | 0.9401 |
5F | 34.62 | 6.33 | 2.29 | 0.8056 | 33.13 | 6.62 | 2.48 | 0.6538 |
5M | 23.90 | 7.84 | 2.58 | 0.8396 | 22.01 | 8.52 | 2.64 | 0.9265 |
6F | 33.30 | 7.43 | 3.74 | 1.1818 | 32.88 | 7.15 | 3.83 | 1.0788 |
6M | 28.52 | 9.04 | 4.23 | 0.8511 | 29.58 | 10.05 | 3.65 | 0.7884 |
7F | 31.52 | 8.54 | 4.19 | 1.5468 | 32.55 | 10.11 | 3.44 | 1.7033 |
7M | 32.27 | 9.34 | 3.97 | 1.2518 | 31.44 | 9.75 | 3.88 | 1.3398 |
Months | Monostomatic Sublingual | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Right Antimere | Left Antimere | |||||||
L | W | T | WE | L | W | T | WE | |
4M | 12.30 | 8.84 | 2.13 | 0.4833 | 12.01 | 7.47 | 2.20 | 0.2764 |
4F | 12.25 | 4.91 | 1.27 | 0.3826 | 12.40 | 5.17 | 1.68 | 0.2774 |
5F | 16.98 | 7.60 | 3.74 | 0.2685 | 15.64 | 8.78 | 3.54 | 0.4397 |
5M | 10.62 | 7.18 | 3.61 | 0.4676 | 11.96 | 6.45 | 4.16 | 0.3986 |
6F | 14.14 | 7.61 | 3.06 | 0.3211 | 13.40 | 9.88 | 3.52 | 0.5843 |
6M | 17.78 | 8.45 | 3.47 | 0.4725 | 16.34 | 8.76 | 3.11 | 0.5663 |
7F | 17.96 | 9.37 | 3.69 | 0.9533 | 17.70 | 9.78 | 3.11 | 0.7434 |
7M | 17.38 | 9.48 | 3.47 | 0.7206 | 18.36 | 9.45 | 3.66 | 0.6892 |
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Júnior, C.M.O.; Júnior, H.N.d.A.; Tertulino, M.D.; Guerra, R.R.; Rola, L.D.; Silva, A.R.d.; Moura, C.E.B.d.; Oliveira, M.F.d. Morphology of Larger Salivary Glands in Peccaries (Pecari tajacu Linnaeus, 1758). Animals 2024, 14, 2891. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14192891
Júnior CMO, Júnior HNdA, Tertulino MD, Guerra RR, Rola LD, Silva ARd, Moura CEBd, Oliveira MFd. Morphology of Larger Salivary Glands in Peccaries (Pecari tajacu Linnaeus, 1758). Animals. 2024; 14(19):2891. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14192891
Chicago/Turabian StyleJúnior, Carlos Magno Oliveira, Hélio Noberto de Araújo Júnior, Moisés Dantas Tertulino, Ricardo Romão Guerra, Luciana Diniz Rola, Alexandre Rodrigues da Silva, Carlos Eduardo Bezerra de Moura, and Moacir Franco de Oliveira. 2024. "Morphology of Larger Salivary Glands in Peccaries (Pecari tajacu Linnaeus, 1758)" Animals 14, no. 19: 2891. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14192891
APA StyleJúnior, C. M. O., Júnior, H. N. d. A., Tertulino, M. D., Guerra, R. R., Rola, L. D., Silva, A. R. d., Moura, C. E. B. d., & Oliveira, M. F. d. (2024). Morphology of Larger Salivary Glands in Peccaries (Pecari tajacu Linnaeus, 1758). Animals, 14(19), 2891. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14192891