Fine Structue of the Parotid Gland of Djungarian Hamster (<I>Phodopus sungarvs</I>)

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  • SUZUKI Syusaku
    <I>Institute of Experimental Animals, Shimane Medical University</I>
  • AGO Akio
    <I>Institute of Experimental Animals, Shimane Medical University</I>
  • MOHRI Shiro
    <I>Institute for Animal Experiments, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University</I>
  • NISHINAKAGAWA Hayao
    <I>Laboratory of Veterinary Anatomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagoshima University</I>
  • OTSUKA Junichi
    <I>Laboratory of Veterinary Anatomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagoshima University</I>

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Other Title
  • ジャンガリアンハムスターの耳下腺の微細構造について

Abstract

The parotid glands of Djungarian hamster were examined by the light and electron microscopy. The acinar cells contained acidophile granules and reacted with the periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) and stained slightly with alcian blue (AB) ; they were thought to be seromucous in nature. The acinar epithelia were composed of light cells, dark cells and specific light cells containig spheroid granules. Cytoplasmic crystalloids of moderate to high densities were observed in nearly all light cells. The intercalated duct cells were composed of light cells alone, and contained the granules of moderate density in the apical and supranuclear regions. The striated duct cells consisted of light and dark cells. The most of these cells contained small granules of low to high densities in the apical and supranuclear regions. Myoepithelial cells were detected around the acini, and nerve terminals were observed among the adjacent acinar cells. The parotid gland of Djungarian hamster revealed no histological differences between the sexes.

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  • Experimental Animals

    Experimental Animals 32 (4), 175-184, 1983

    Japanese Association for Laboratory Animal Science

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