Exploring the morphology of the glandula uropygialis in Denizli rooster: 3 tesla MRI and histological investigation
Barış Batur,
Tuncer Kutlu,
Caner Bakıcı
et al.
Abstract:The aim of this study was to examine the preen gland (uropygial gland) of Denizli rooster, an endemic species for Turkey, both macroscopic and by magnetic resonance imaging and to present its histological formation. Five adult male subjects were used for this study. Although some of the findings of the preen gland in Denizli rooster were quite similar to the previous studies on the various avian species, widely branching secondary sinuses of the both two lobes of the gland were formed different from those. It … Show more
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