<b>Morphological aspects of the salivary glands of Crab-eating racoon (<i>Procyon cancrivorus</i>)</b> - doi: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v35i1.12675

  • Kleber Fernando Pereira Universidade Federal de Goiás - Campus Jataí
  • Daiane Rodrigues Souza Universidade Federal de Goiás - Campus Jataí
  • Lorraine Silva Ferreira Universidade Federal de Goiás - Campus Jataí
  • Pâmella Rosa Chela Universidade Federal de Goiás - Campus Jataí
  • Carla Helrigle Universidade Federal de Goiás - Campus Jataí
  • Eugênio Gonçalves de Araújo Universidade Federal de Goiás
Palavras-chave: glands, anatomy, carnivores

Resumo

Procyon cancrivorus is a wild mammal from the Procyonidae family, being one of the least studied Brazilian carnivores. The aim of this study was to describe the morphological aspects of the salivary glands of Procyon cancrivorus, and to compare with literature data on the morphology of domestic animals and wilds animals, such as coatis and possums. Three adult animals were collected on highways (roadkilled), fixed 10% formaldehyde aqueous solution and submitted to desiccation. The salivary glands of the crab-eating raccoon are formed by the parotid, mandibular, sublingual and zygomatic glands. The parotid gland shows irregularly triangular shape with its respective duct. The mandible gland shows rounded outline surrounded by a fibrous capsule with its respective duct. The sublingual gland is divided into two parts: the caudal part, located in the occiptomandibular region of the digastric muscle and the rostral part between the tunica mucosa of the mouth and the mylohyoid muscle with its respective duct. The zygomatic gland is small and rounded, located in the rostral part of the pterygopalatine fossa with its respective duct. The morphology of the salivary glands of crab-eating raccoon presents great similarity in shape and arrangement with the glands of dog, cat, coatis and possum.

 

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Kleber Fernando Pereira, Universidade Federal de Goiás - Campus Jataí
Laboratório de Anatomia Humana e Comparativa - Curso de Ciências Biológicas - Universidade Federal de Goiás - Campus Jataí
Daiane Rodrigues Souza, Universidade Federal de Goiás - Campus Jataí
Laboratório de Anatomia Humana e Comparativa - Curso de Ciências Biológicas - Universidade Federal de Goiás - Campus Jataí
Lorraine Silva Ferreira, Universidade Federal de Goiás - Campus Jataí
Laboratório de Anatomia Humana e Comparativa - Curso de Ciências Biológicas - Universidade Federal de Goiás - Campus Jataí
Pâmella Rosa Chela, Universidade Federal de Goiás - Campus Jataí
Laboratório de Anatomia Humana e Comparativa - Curso de Ciências Biológicas - Universidade Federal de Goiás - Campus Jataí
Carla Helrigle, Universidade Federal de Goiás - Campus Jataí
Laboratório de Anatomia Humana e Comparativa - Curso de Ciências Biológicas - Universidade Federal de Goiás - Campus Jataí
Eugênio Gonçalves de Araújo, Universidade Federal de Goiás
Escola de Veterinária de Zootecnia, Universidade Federal de Goiás
Publicado
2012-07-19
Como Citar
Pereira, K. F., Souza, D. R., Ferreira, L. S., Chela, P. R., Helrigle, C., & Araújo, E. G. de. (2012). <b>Morphological aspects of the salivary glands of Crab-eating racoon (<i>Procyon cancrivorus</i>)</b&gt; - doi: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v35i1.12675. Acta Scientiarum. Biological Sciences, 35(1), 99-103. https://doi.org/10.4025/actascibiolsci.v35i1.12675
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Morfofisiologia Animal

 

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