Developmental studies of the sublingual and mandibular salivary glands in Japanese quails (Coturinx coturinx japonica).

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Japanese quail (Coturinx coturnix japonica) has a crucial role in the lives of humanity since the 12^th century and continues to play main roles in our industry and scientific research. The advantages that the Japanese quail has, such as heavy egg production and high-quality meat with low cholesterol and fat contents, Moreover, the Japanese quail is easily managed, with high feeding conversion, low cost of investment, and high rate of returns. Salivary glands are a part of the lingual apparatus that secretes serios and mucous saliva. Whereas, the saliva secretions have different roles in the food variation, apprehension, and moisture of food bolus. The morphological and cytochemical analysis are done on 20 healthy Japanese quail embryos of 6^th, 1

SUBMITTER: Khalifa MO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11555808 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature