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THE RETROLINGUAL GLAND OF THE ELEPHANT
Author(s) -
CAVE A. J. E.
Publication year - 1961
Publication title -
proceedings of the zoological society of london
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.915
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1469-7998
pISSN - 0370-2774
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1961.tb06179.x
Subject(s) - anatomy , biology , scent gland , function (biology) , pathology , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine
Attention is directed to a hitherto overlooked structure in the elephant—the organ herein described and named the ‘retrolingual gland’. A description is given of the gross and microscopical features of this gland and of the associated smaller pharyngeal glands. The function of these glands is discussed.