The structure of the epithelial surface of the gastrointestinal tract of Pikas (Ochotona pallasi and O. dauurica,Lagomorpha, Ochotonidae): Functional and species specificity |
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Authors: | E. I. Naumova G. K. Zharova T. Yu. Chistova N. A. Formozov |
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Affiliation: | 1. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninskii pr. 33, Moscow, 119071, Russia 2. Faculty of Biology, Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991, Russia
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Abstract: | The macro- and microrelief of the surface of the digestive tract mucosa of two pika species—Pallas’s (Ochotona pallasi) and Daurian (O. dauurica)—were studied in detail using whole-mount preparations and scanning electron microscopy. The structural features of the intestinal mucosal surface specific of mammals, such as the formation of projections on the crest of the cecal spiral fold and microcells in the colonic ampulla, were studied. It was found that the colonic mucosa forms sparse large conical villi in pocket cavities and on the surface of muscle bands. Significant differences in the cecal mucosal relief were found between the species studied. The possible functional significance of the identified morphological features is discussed. |
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