Morphological and morphometric characteristics of gastric mucosa in western grey kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus)

Authors

  • Mahmoud Badran Shoeib Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt; Department of Anatomy, Melbourne University
  • Amin Hassanin Department of Cytology and Histology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sadat City, Menofya
  • Mohamed Elnasharty Department of Histology and Cytology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Damanhour University, Damanhour, Behira

Keywords:

Morphology, Morphometry, Stomach, Western grey kangaroo

Abstract

The present study was aimed to investigate the morphology and histomorphometry of stomach and gastric mucosa in western grey kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus). The stomach was composed of three indistinctive separate parts namely sacciform forestomach, tubiform forestomach, and hindstomach. The tubiform forestomach was the main tubular section of the organ. The stomach had a compound lining. The non-glandular mucosa occupied the medial blind sac (MBS) of the sacciform forestomach; the layer covered about one-third of the tubiform forestomach (non-glandular region) and the entire length of the gastric sulcus. The glandular part lined the parietal blind sac (PBS) of sacciform forestomach and the cardiac gland region of tubiform forestomach as well as fundic and pyloric gland regions of the hindstomach. The cardiac mucosa had smooth and folded areas; these were filled with mixed glands. In the fundic glands, the parietal cells outnumbered the chief cells. The pyloric glands were of serous-like in characteristics. In conclusion, gross and histological structures of the stomach of western grey kangaroo are adaptive with its food habitat, which allows thorough mixing of highly fibrous grasses.

http://dx.doi.org/10.5455/javar.2015.b43

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Published

2014-12-21

How to Cite

Shoeib, M. B., Hassanin, A., & Elnasharty, M. (2014). Morphological and morphometric characteristics of gastric mucosa in western grey kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus). Journal of Advanced Veterinary and Animal Research, 2(1), 40–48. Retrieved from https://banglajol.info/index.php/JAVAR/article/view/21256

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2015)

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Original Articles

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