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- Title
An immunohistochemical study of endocrine cells in the digestive tract of Varanus salvator (Reptile: Varanidae).
- Authors
Mahfud, Mahfud; Ernawati, Ernawati; Mahmud, Nur R. Adawiyah; Budipitojo, Teguh; Wijayanto, Hery
- Abstract
Aim: The aim of the study was to identify the distribution pattern and frequency of endocrine cell types in the digestive tract of Varanus salvator. Materials and Methods: The presence of endocrine cells (glucagon, somatostatin, and serotonin) in the digestive tract (esophagus, stomach, and intestine) was detected using the avidin-biotin complex (ABC) method. Results: Three types of endocrine cells immunoreactive to antisera glucagon, serotonin, and somatostatin were found in the caudal portion of the small and large intestines but were not observed in the esophagus, stomach, and caput and medial sections of the small intestine. Endocrine cells distributed in the digestive tract of V. salvator vary in color intensity, from weak to sharp, in response to the primer antibody. Conclusion: Endocrine cells in the digestive tract that is immunoreactive to glucagon, somatostatin, and serotonin are those found in the caudal portion of the small and large intestines. They are varied in distribution pattern, frequency, and color intensity.
- Subjects
ALIMENTARY canal; LARGE intestine; SMALL intestine; GOLDEN ratio; REPTILES; ENDOCRINE cells
- Publication
Veterinary World, 2020, Vol 13, Issue 9, p1737
- ISSN
0972-8988
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.14202/vetworld.2020.1737-1742