Histomorphology and Chemical Constituents of Interdigital Gland of Vembur Sheep, Ovis aries
Abstract
:Simple Summary
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Animals
2.2. Source of the Interdigital Gland
2.3. Morphometric Examinations
2.4. Histological Study
2.5. SEM Analysis
2.6. Sample Preparation for GC-MS Analysis
2.7. Identification of Volatile Compounds by GC-MS
2.8. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Anatomical Features
3.2. Morphometric Data
3.3. Histological Features
3.4. Density and Diameter of Apocrine and Sebaceous Lobules
3.5. SEM Analysis of Interdigital Gland
3.6. GC-MS Profiles of Interdigital Glandular Post
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Compound Name | Molecular Weight | Molecular Formula | Nature of Compound | Male | Female | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peak No. | % Peak Area | Peak No. | % Peak Area | ||||
Butanoic acid | 88 | C4H8O2 | Carboxylic acid | 1 | 12.06 | - | - |
2-Methylpropanoic acid | 88 | C4H8O2 | Carboxylic acid | 2 | 1.06 | - | - |
Octane | 114 | C8H18 | Alkane | - | - | 3 | 0.42 |
1-Heptanol | 116 | C7H16O | Alcohol | 4 | 0.91 | - | - |
Decane | 142 | C10H22 | Alkane | 5 | 2.47 | 5 | 0.48 |
7-Hexyl- tridecane | 172 | C10H20O2 | Alkane | - | - | 6 | 0.27 |
Tetradecane | 198 | C14H30 | Alkane | - | - | 7 | 0.22 |
Dodecane | 170 | C12H26 | Alkane | 8 | 0.85 | 8 | 1.32 |
Pentadecane | 212 | C15H32 | Alkane | 9 | 3.45 | 9 | 5.00 |
2-Bromo-dodecane | 249 | C12H25Br | Alkane | 10 | 9.64 | 10 | 11.02 |
Tetradecanol | 214 | C14H30O | Alcohol | 11 | 14.16 | 11 | 15.91 |
Tetradecanoic acid | 228 | C14H28O2 | Carboxylic acid | 12 | 14.44 | 12 | 14.22 |
Hexadecanol | 242 | C16H34O | Alcohol | 13 | 10.89 | 13 | 11.64 |
Heptadecane | 240 | C17H36 | Alkane | - | - | 14 | 7.51 |
Octadecanoic acid | 284 | C18H36O2 | Carboxylic acid | 15 | 6.12 | - | - |
Decanoic acid | 268 | C19H40 | Carboxylic acid | - | - | 16 | 0.91 |
Eicosane | 282 | C20H42 | Alkane | 17 | 4.11 | 17 | 5.13 |
1-Chloro-octadecane | 288 | C18H37Cl | Alkane | 18 | 3.82 | 18 | 3.79 |
Heneicosane | 296 | C20H44 | Alkane | 19 | 2.04 | 19 | 2.65 |
Docosane | 310 | C22H46 | Alkane | 20 | 8.31 | 20 | 1.48 |
2-Cyclohexyl-eicosane | 364 | C26H52 | Alkane | 21 | 1.08 | 21 | 1.33 |
5-Butyl-docosane | 366 | C26H54 | Alkane | 22 | 0.94 | 22 | 0.83 |
Cholesterol | 386 | C27H46O | Steroid | 23 | 1.67 | 23 | 0.21 |
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Rajagopal, T.; Mahalakshmi, S.; Gayathri, T.R.; Muruganantham, N.; Muthukatturaja, M.; Rajesh, D.; Rameshkumar, K.; Ponmanickam, P.; Akbarsha, M.A.; Archunan, G. Histomorphology and Chemical Constituents of Interdigital Gland of Vembur Sheep, Ovis aries. Vet. Sci. 2022, 9, 647. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci9110647
Rajagopal T, Mahalakshmi S, Gayathri TR, Muruganantham N, Muthukatturaja M, Rajesh D, Rameshkumar K, Ponmanickam P, Akbarsha MA, Archunan G. Histomorphology and Chemical Constituents of Interdigital Gland of Vembur Sheep, Ovis aries. Veterinary Sciences. 2022; 9(11):647. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci9110647
Chicago/Turabian StyleRajagopal, Thangavel, Selvam Mahalakshmi, Thirukonda Ravindhran Gayathri, Naganathan Muruganantham, Marimuthu Muthukatturaja, Durairaj Rajesh, Kamatchi Rameshkumar, Ponnirul Ponmanickam, Mohammad Abdulkader Akbarsha, and Govindaraju Archunan. 2022. "Histomorphology and Chemical Constituents of Interdigital Gland of Vembur Sheep, Ovis aries" Veterinary Sciences 9, no. 11: 647. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci9110647