Title:

Specialized mucocutaneous junction glands of the Indian musk shrew

Creator:

Balakrishnan, M. ; Alexander, K. M.

Place of publishing:

Białowieża

Date issued/created:

1977

Description:

Histological and histochemical studies on the specialized skin glands found in the mucocutaneous junctions of the Indian musk shrew have been conducted. Oral lip and angle regions of both sexes possess highly specialized sebaceous glands, whereas the perineal region has well developed sudoriferous glands with a few enlarged sebaceous glands.Przeprowadzono histologiczne i histochemiczne badania nad wyspecjalizowanymi gruczołami skórnymi u S. murinus viridescens (Ryc. 1). Wargi i okolice kątowe pyska obu płci posiadają wysoko wyspecjalizowane gruczoły łojowe, natomiast okolica kroczowa ma dobrze rozwinięte gruczoły potowe z kilkoma gruczołami łojowymi.

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Subject and Keywords:

mucocutaneous junction glands ; skin glands ; Suncus murinus ; gruczoł skórny ; gruczoł łojowy ; gruczoł potowy

Relation:

Acta Theriologica

Volume:

22

Issue:

15

Start page:

231

End page:

240

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Format:

application/pdf

Resource Identifier:

10.4098/AT.arch.77-18

Source:

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Language:

eng ; sum. eng. ; pol.

Rights:

Rights Reserved - Free Access

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. May be used within the limits of statutory user freedoms

Digitizing institution:

Mammal Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Library of the Mammal Research Institute Polish Academy of Sciences

Projects co-financed by:

Programme Innovative Economy, 2010-2014, Priority Axis 2. R&D infrastructure ; European Union. European Regional Development Fund

Access:

Open