Musculature of facial scent glands in the muntjac.
The muscles associated with the very large preorbital glands of muntjacs (Muntiacus) are described. Although the two muntjac fawns examined were only 10 days old, their muscles were proportionately larger than those in adult specimens of North American cervids. A muscle, not found in North American cervids, but well developed in muntjacs, is probably responsible for the eversion of muntjacs' preorbital glands.
D000818:Animals; D003670:Deer / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005088:Exocrine Glands / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005152:Facial Muscles / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology; D006257:Head; D012543:Scent Glands / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology