title: A histochemical study of the camel (Camelus bactrianus) duodenal glands.
abstract: The complex carbohydrates in the camel duodenal glands were examined histochemically at light and electron microscopic levels. The duodenal glands of the camel were distributed in the submucosa 2 m caudal from the pylorus. These were branched tubuloalveolar glands. The terminal portion of each lobule was formed by only one type of mucous cell. The duodenal gland cells contained acidic and neutral carbohydrates. The mucous cells mainly contained sulfate and carboxyl carbohydrate with sialic acid, and they also contained a few neutral carbohydrates with different saccharide residues such as mannose, glucose, galactose, N-acetyl glucosamine and N-acetyl galactosamine. The results showed that the secretary granules of the duodenal glands in the camel contain mainly acidic carbohydrates. These findings seem to be the morphological characteristics of the duodenal glands in the camel.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Anatomy, Rakuno Gakuen University, Ebetsu, Hokkaido, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takehana
authors.lastname: Eerdunchaoluo
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ueda
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Iwasa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sou
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002011:Brunner Glands / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002162:Camelus / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005260:Female; D008854:Microscopy, Electron