Morphological and Histochemical Study of Cephalic Glands of Bothrops jararaca (Ophidia,Viperidae) |
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| Authors: | Ruberval A Lopes Cleide de Oliveira Maringela NM Campos Sílvio M Campos Esther G Birman |
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| Institution: | Ruberval A. Lopes,Cleide de Oliveira,Mariângela N.M. Campos,Sílvio M. Campos,Esther G. Birman |
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| Abstract: | Morphological and histochemical studies of the cell types in the cephalic glands of Bothrops jararaca have been performed. It is concluded: 1) mucous cells are found in the salivary labial, accessory glands; mucous-serous cells are found in the salivary labial, accessory and Harderian glands; serous-mucous cells are found only in the venom gland; 2) neutral mucosubstances and protein were found in the salivary labial, venom, accessory and Harderian glands; 3) hyaluronic acid was detected in the Harderian gland; 4) of the to sulfated acid mucosubstances, only chondroitin sulfate B was detected in the salivary labial and accessory glands; 5) sialic acid was detected in the salivary labial, accessory and Harderian glands. |
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