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Research Paper | Biology | Iraq | Volume 6 Issue 4, April 2017 | Popularity: 6.2 / 10
Study of Histological Structure of Kidney in Snake Eryx gaculus gaculus
Entekhab Hameed Al-Shuwaili, Wijdan Basheer Abed, Azhaar R. Al-Fartwsy, Asmaa Basheer Abid
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the histological structure of the kidney in snake Eryx gaculus gaculus. In present study, the snakes were collected from the city of Baghdad and transferred to the laboratory where their kidneys were dissected out. The samples were then processed to be prepared for histological examination microscopial observations showed that there is no border between the cortex and medulla regions of kidney. The kidney consists of nephrons which is composed of glomerulus surrounded by Bowmans capsule, the other segments are proximal tubule, distal tubule and connecting tubule. The epithelial tissue lining of these segments simple cuboidal tissue.
Keywords: Snake, kidney, nephron
Edition: Volume 6 Issue 4, April 2017
Pages: 860 - 863
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