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Histochemistry of Complex Carbohydrate in the Major Salivary Glands of Hoary Bamboo Rats ( Rhizomys purinosus )
Author(s) -
Kimura J.,
Habata I.,
Endo H.,
Rerkamnuaychoke W.,
Kurohmaru M.,
Yamada J.,
Nishida T.,
Tsukise A.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
anatomia, histologia, embryologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.34
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1439-0264
pISSN - 0340-2096
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0264.1998.tb00172.x
Subject(s) - submandibular gland , staining , griffonia simplicifolia , agglutinin , lectin , salivary gland , sublingual gland , immunohistochemistry , biology , bamboo , periodic acid–schiff stain , endocrinology , pathology , medicine , chemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , biochemistry , immunology , ecology , genetics
Summary The major salivary glands (parotid glands, monostomatic sublingual glands and submandibular glands) were obtained from hoary bamboo rats ( Rhizomys purinosus ) and fixed in Bouin's solution. Paraffin sections were subjected to a battery of staining methods including lectin staining for demonstration of complex carbohydrates. Among the three major salivary glands, unique histochemical features were observed in the submandibular gland. Different from most myomorpha species, submandibular glands of the hoary bamboo rats have two types of secretory cells in the secretory endpieces. One type of cells showed positive reactions with Alcian blue (AB)(pH2.5), periodic acid‐Schiff (PAS) and some lectins (peanuts agglutinin, Griffonia simplicifolia I. Machura pomifera agglutinin). The granular ducts, which exist in animals belonging to suborder myomorpha, were not observed in the submandibular glands of this animal.