The presence of granular excretory ducts in the rabbit zygomatic gland.
The proximal and interlobular ducts of rabbit zygomatic glands show a particular morphological feature consisting of numerous secretory granules localized in the apical cytoplasm of the cells. It is suggested that there is a similarity between these ducts and the granular ducts of submandibular glands in rodents.
Gargiulo
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Istituto di Anatomia Normale Veterinaria, Perugia, Italy.
Ceccarelli
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Pedini
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D000818:Animals; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003594:Cytoplasmic Granules / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D011817:Rabbits / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D013363:Submandibular Gland / Q000166:cytology / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D015050:Zygoma