Comparative Histology and Histochemistry of the Parotid Gland and Mandibular Gland in the Lowland Tapir (<i>Tapirus terrestris</i> Perissodactyla) and Aardvark (<i>Orycteropus afer</i> Tubulidentata)

Comparative Histology and Histochemistry of the Parotid Gland and Mandibular Gland in the Lowland Tapir (<i>Tapirus terrestris</i> Perissodactyla) and Aardvark (<i>Orycteropus afer</i> Tubulidentata)

In terrestrial mammals, the parotid and mandibular glands secrete different types of saliva into the oral cavity. Both glands were obtained from two female lowland tapirs (<i>Tapirus terrestris</i>) and one female aardvark (<i>Orycteropus afer</i>) from the Wroclaw Zoological...

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Main Authors: Joanna Klećkowska-Nawrot, Karolina Barszcz, Jan Paweł Miniajluk, Oleksii Melnyk, Karolina Goździewska-Harłajczuk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-05-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
aardvark
glands of oral cavity
lowland tapir
major salivary glands
mandibular gland
parotid gland
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/10/1684

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