Special Issue "Microscopic Structure Research in Animals"

A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Animal Physiology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2021.

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Joanna Klećkowska-Nawrot
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Department of Biostructure and Animal Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, 50375 Wroclaw, Poland
Interests: veterinary anatomy; morphology; histology; histochemistry; ultrastructure; birds; mammals; sense organs
Dr. Karolina Goździewska-Harłajczuk
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Department of Biostructure and Animal Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, 50375 Wroclaw, Poland
Interests: veterinary anatomy; morphology; histology; histochemistry; immunohistochemistry; ultrastructure; birds; mammals; digestive system

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Detailed anatomical knowledge of domestic and wild animals has a fundamental significance, especially for veterinarians and biologists. Furthermore, anatomy is the base for evolutionary, phylogenetic, or taxonomic studies. The presence of structural differences in the examined organs of selected animals may be understood within an ecological context and/or may be associated with different habitat-specific environmental conditions.

This Special Issue is focused on “Microscopic Structure Research in Animals”, and therefore welcomes detailed microscopic research of the selected organs of different species.

You are invited to submit of high-quality review articles and original research covering a broad range of veterinary anatomy, comparative anatomy, functional anatomy, and embryology of domestic and wild animals. The use of histological, histochemical, and immunohistochemical techniques as well as scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and/or transmission electron microscopy (TEM) will be of major interest.

Prof. Joanna Klećkowska-Nawrot
Dr. Karolina Goździewska-Harłajczuk
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • anatomy
  • histology
  • histochemistry
  • light microscopy
  • ultrastructure
  • comparative morphology
  • embryology
  • domestic and wild animals

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Histological Study of Suprabranchial Chamber Membranes in Anabantoidei and Clariidae Fishes
Animals 2021, 11(4), 1158; https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11041158 - 17 Apr 2021
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Accessory respiratory organs (AROs) are a group of anatomical structures found in fish, which support the gills and skin in the process of oxygen uptake. AROs are found in many fish taxa and differ significantly, but in the suborder Anabantoidei, which has a [...] Read more.
Accessory respiratory organs (AROs) are a group of anatomical structures found in fish, which support the gills and skin in the process of oxygen uptake. AROs are found in many fish taxa and differ significantly, but in the suborder Anabantoidei, which has a labyrinth organ (LO), and the family Clariidae, which has a dendritic organ (DO), these structures are found in the suprabranchial cavity (SBC). In this study, the SBC walls, AROs, and gills were studied in anabantoid (Betta splendens, Ctenopoma acutirostre, Helostoma temminckii) and clariid (Clarias angolensis, Clarias batrachus) fishes. The histological structure of the investigated organs was partially similar, especially in relation to their connective tissue core; however, there were noticeable differences in the epithelial layer. There were no significant species-specific differences in the structure of the AROs within the two taxa, but the SBC walls had diversified structures, depending on the observed location. The observed differences between species suggest that the remarkable physiological and morphological plasticity of the five investigated species can be associated with structural variety within their AROs. Furthermore, based on the observed histology of the SBC walls, it is reasonable to conclude that this structure participates in the process of gas exchange, not only in clariid fish but also in anabantoids. Full article
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Microstructure of the Surface of the Tongue and Histochemical Study of the Lingual Glands of the Lowland Tapir (Tapirus terrestris Linnaeus, 1758) (Perissodactyla: Tapiridae)
Animals 2020, 10(12), 2297; https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10122297 - 04 Dec 2020
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Although the anatomy of the gastrointestinal tract has been characterized in the lowland tapir (Tapirus terrestris), the exact anatomy of its tongue has not been studied. Samples of the lingual papillae and lingual glands were collected from the tongue of an [...] Read more.
Although the anatomy of the gastrointestinal tract has been characterized in the lowland tapir (Tapirus terrestris), the exact anatomy of its tongue has not been studied. Samples of the lingual papillae and lingual glands were collected from the tongue of an adult female lowland tapir. The microscopic analysis of the structure of the lingual papillae and the histochemical analysis of the secretion of the lingual glands were analyzed. The tongue of the tapir is divided into the apex, body with a distinct lingual prominence, and the root. Its ventral surface is smooth. The most numerous of the mechanical papillae were the filiform papillae, while numerous conical papillae with a sharp apex or more rounded papillae were present in the root of the tongue. There were also nine vallate papillae and pair of foliate papillae. The foliate papillae contained several folds parted by 12–14 grooves. The mucous secretion produced by the lingual glands was more obvious than the serous secretion. The features of the dorsal surface of the tongue as well as the shape and number of the lingual papillae on the surface of the tongue of the examined female tapir differ compared to Equidae or Rhinocerotidae, the other two representatives of Perissodactyla. However, further study is necessary for the synapomorpy of the tapir’s tongue. Full article
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