Histology of the gastrointestinal tract from Bothrops jararaca and Crotalus durissus
Recent studies have discussed the importance of snakes, going beyond the context of Public Health (snakebites). Promising research demonstrates the utility of snake venom in several fields, including oncology, diagnosis, anticoagulant therapy, and pain treatment. Nevertheless, there are still gaps i...
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| author | Izabel Carolina Vargas Pinto Gogone Marcelo Pires Nogueira de Carvalho Kathleen Fernandes Grego Sávio Stefanini Sant'anna Francisco Javier Hernandez-Blazquez José Luiz Catão-Dias |
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| description | Recent studies have discussed the importance of snakes, going beyond the context of Public Health (snakebites). Promising research demonstrates the utility of snake venom in several fields, including oncology, diagnosis, anticoagulant therapy, and pain treatment. Nevertheless, there are still gaps in the basic knowledge on these animals, specifically regarding the histological characterization of the gastrointestinal tract, which ultimately hinder comparative histology and pathology studies. In this context the present study intends to contribute with the advance of current knowledge on snake histology by describing and analyzing histological samples of the gastrointestinal tracts of Bothrops jararaca and Crotalus durissus. Samples were collected from 12 individuals (six from each species), up to 6 months of age and equally distributed between males and females. Histological slides were prepared from the organs collected and were stained with hematoxylin and eosin, periodic acid-Schiff and alcian blue. The slides were photographed with a high-resolution camera to create a portfolio representative of the histology of the gastrointestinal systems of these animals. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ca8d288f0fc44403b9c7fad9669cbd8c2022-12-21T23:46:44ZengUniversidade de São PauloBrazilian Journal of Veterinary Research and Animal Science1413-95961678-44562017-11-0154310.11606/issn.1678-4456.bjvras.2017.133256Histology of the gastrointestinal tract from Bothrops jararaca and Crotalus durissusIzabel Carolina Vargas Pinto Gogone0Marcelo Pires Nogueira de Carvalho1Kathleen Fernandes Grego2Sávio Stefanini Sant'anna3Francisco Javier Hernandez-Blazquez4José Luiz Catão-Dias5Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Departamento de Patologia, Laboratório de Patologia Comparada de Animais SilvestresUniversidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Departamento de Patologia, Laboratório de Patologia Comparada de Animais SilvestresInstituto Butantan, Laboratório de HerpetologiaInstituto Butantan, Laboratório de HerpetologiaUniversidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Departamento de Cirurgia, Laboratório de Anatomia Microscópica e Imuno-HistoquímicaUniversidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Departamento de Patologia, Laboratório de Patologia Comparada de Animais SilvestresRecent studies have discussed the importance of snakes, going beyond the context of Public Health (snakebites). Promising research demonstrates the utility of snake venom in several fields, including oncology, diagnosis, anticoagulant therapy, and pain treatment. Nevertheless, there are still gaps in the basic knowledge on these animals, specifically regarding the histological characterization of the gastrointestinal tract, which ultimately hinder comparative histology and pathology studies. In this context the present study intends to contribute with the advance of current knowledge on snake histology by describing and analyzing histological samples of the gastrointestinal tracts of Bothrops jararaca and Crotalus durissus. Samples were collected from 12 individuals (six from each species), up to 6 months of age and equally distributed between males and females. Histological slides were prepared from the organs collected and were stained with hematoxylin and eosin, periodic acid-Schiff and alcian blue. The slides were photographed with a high-resolution camera to create a portfolio representative of the histology of the gastrointestinal systems of these animals.http://www.revistas.usp.br/bjvras/article/view/133256Digestive tractHerpetologyMorphologySnakes |
| spellingShingle | Izabel Carolina Vargas Pinto Gogone Marcelo Pires Nogueira de Carvalho Kathleen Fernandes Grego Sávio Stefanini Sant'anna Francisco Javier Hernandez-Blazquez José Luiz Catão-Dias Histology of the gastrointestinal tract from Bothrops jararaca and Crotalus durissus Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Research and Animal Science Digestive tract Herpetology Morphology Snakes |
| title | Histology of the gastrointestinal tract from Bothrops jararaca and Crotalus durissus |
| title_full | Histology of the gastrointestinal tract from Bothrops jararaca and Crotalus durissus |
| title_fullStr | Histology of the gastrointestinal tract from Bothrops jararaca and Crotalus durissus |
| title_full_unstemmed | Histology of the gastrointestinal tract from Bothrops jararaca and Crotalus durissus |
| title_short | Histology of the gastrointestinal tract from Bothrops jararaca and Crotalus durissus |
| title_sort | histology of the gastrointestinal tract from bothrops jararaca and crotalus durissus |
| topic | Digestive tract Herpetology Morphology Snakes |
| url | http://www.revistas.usp.br/bjvras/article/view/133256 |
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