| Abstract: | In various respiratory areas of the mucosa of the nasal conchae of the zebu (Bos indicus) there is a quantitative variation of goblet cells. The glands are tubular or tubulo-alveolar, having morphologically serous and mucous cells. The excretory ducts are formed by non-secreting cells. The goblet cells and glands elaborate a glycoprotein. The carbohydrate portion is probably an association of neutral mucopolysaccharides, sulphated acid mucopolysacchardies and sialic acid and its proteic portion contains alpha-amino radicals. Tryptophan- and tyrosine-rich proteins are demonstrated only in the glandular secretion. |
