Sebaceous Glands on the Hindquarters of the Vole, Microtus Agrestis

Clarke, John R.; Frearson, S.

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“…The lipophilic secretory materials of the specialised sebaceous glands were found to be voided through the hair follicles of these glandular zones of castrated males treated with methyltestosterone daily for 4 weeks. Similar effects of androgen were reported in other mammals also (Glenn and Gray 1965;Mykytowycz 1966;Thiessen et al 1971;Clarke and Frearson 1972).…”

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Effect of castration and oral administration of sex hormones on some specialised integumentary glands of the male musk shrew,Suncus murinus viridescens (Blyth)

Balakrishnan

Alexander

1980

Proc Ani Sci

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Effect of castration and oral administration of sex hormones on the specialised apocrine sudoriferous glands of the perineal region and the holoerine sebaceous glands of the flank and oral lip regions of the male musk shrew, Suncus murinus viridescens is investigated. Gonadectomy effected a significant regression and hypotrophy of the sudoriferous as well as sebaceous glandular s(ructures of the shrew. The secretory epithelial ceils were depleted and the tubules were devoid of any secretory material at the end of one month of castration. Subsequent administration of methyltestosterone daily for four weeks reactivated all these glands, whereas the gross morphological features of sebaceous glands did not vary at any significant level after treatment with ethinyloestradiol daily for four weeks. However, partial rejuvenation in the cellular structures was noticed in all these glands of shrews orally administered with this heterosexual hormone.

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“…The influence of androgen on the specialised integumentary glands of many a mammalian species is more or less uniform (Glenn and Gray 1965;Dryden and Conaway 1967;Clarke and Frearson 1972;Doty and Kart 1972;Thiessen 1973;Stoddart 1976), whereas estrogen and progesterone act diversely (Strauss and Ebling 1970).…”

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Effect of castration and oral administration of sex hormones on some specialised integumentary glands of the male musk shrew,Suncus murinus viridescens (Blyth)

Balakrishnan

Alexander

1980

Proc Ani Sci

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“…Castrated controls differed from dosage treatments (P < .005), and the response of all measurements of the gland was linear (P < .005) with no other significant component. For example, in the laboratory colony of M. montanus and in a colony of M. agrestis (Clarke and Frearson, 1972), older males had larger and more depilated hip glands than those found on field-trapped animals which probably do not reach the extreme ages oflaboratory voles. The shape of the hip gland changed with increasing dosage from elliptic to comet-shaped (Fig.…”

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“…Hypertrophy in response to androgens has been shown by the flank glands of hamsters (Hamilton and Montagna, 1950), supracaudal gland of guinea pigs (Martan, 1962), and the midventral gland ofMeriones unguiculatus (Mitchell, 1965), Peromyscus maniculatus (Doty and Kart, 1972), and Neotoma./loridana (Clarke, 1975). The hip glands of Microtus agrestis (Clarke andFrearson, 1972) andM. The hip glands of Microtus agrestis (Clarke andFrearson, 1972) andM.…”

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Dosage Response of the Vesicular, Preputial, Anal, and Hip Glands of the Male Vole, Microtus montanus, to Testosterone Propionate

Jannett

1978

Journal of Mammalogy

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The response ofthe vesicular glands and three specialized scent glands to testosterone administration after castration was studied in laboratory-reared Microtus montanus males taken from a recently established colony, which was begun with stock from northwestern Wyoming. The hip glands, obvious externally on the posterolateral region of the body. regressed markedly in experimental animals in the 6 to 8 weeks following castration. Following a 21-day series of injections oftestosterone propionate (seven doses), the correlation coefficients between dose and gland weight were 0.90 for vesicular glands, 0.46 for preputial glands, and 0.71 for anal glands. The correlation coefficients between dose and hjp gland measurements were 0.60 for length, 0.52 for width, and 0.59 for area. The results are discussed in the contexts of adaptive significance of the glands and the evolution of posterolateral skin glands among the microtine rodents.). Mamm., 59(4): 1978 772 by guest on June 9, 2016

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“…Structurally, the perineal glands of Suncus could possibly be compared with that of the anal gland of rabbit, which is comprised of two clusters of many apocrine lobes with their ducts joining to form a few ducts which open into the anus at the junction of mucus membrane of the rectum and the epidermis of the skin (Mykytowycz, 1966). No significant sexual dimorphism could be observed in the perineal glands of Suncus, whereas in many mammals the specialized skin glands at the posterior quarters were reported to be sexually dimorphic (Mykytowycz, 1966; Clarke & Frearson, 1972;Harmsen & Sittig, 1973). This glandular tissue of shrews in general was lipophobic and the secretory product was devoid of any lipid materials.…”

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Specialized mucocutaneous junction glands of the Indian musk shrew

Balakrishnan¹,

Alexander²

1977

Acta Theriol.

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Histological and histochemical studies on the specialized skin glands found in the mucocutaneous junctions of the Indian musk shrew have been conducted. Oral lip and angle regions of both sexes possess highlyspecialized sebaceous glands, whereas the perineal region has well developed sudoriferous glands with a few enlarged sebaceous glands. The specialized sebaceous glands at the oral lip and angle are characterized by relatively larger size and proliferation of the glandular follicles. The secretory product is predominantly lipoid in nature. The specialized perineal glands are comprised of follicles of sudoriferous glands. Their main ducts transport the predominantly acid mucopolysaccharides and glycoprotein secretions to the anal cleft.

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Sebaceous Glands on the Hindquarters of the Vole, Microtus Agrestis

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Effect of castration and oral administration of sex hormones on some specialised integumentary glands of the male musk shrew,Suncus murinus viridescens (Blyth)

Effect of castration and oral administration of sex hormones on some specialised integumentary glands of the male musk shrew,Suncus murinus viridescens (Blyth)

Dosage Response of the Vesicular, Preputial, Anal, and Hip Glands of the Male Vole, Microtus montanus, to Testosterone Propionate

Specialized mucocutaneous junction glands of the Indian musk shrew

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