Comparative analysis of the morphology and histochemistry of the duodenum of the coypu (Myocastor coypus bonariensis) during its prenatal and postnatal development

Tissue & Cell
María Florencia Tano de la HozAlcira Ofelia Díaz

Abstract

The objective of this study focused on the comparative morphological and histochemical analysis of the duodenum of fetuses, juveniles and adult coypu (Myocastor coypus bonariensis), the major socioeconomic wildlife resource of Argentina. Histological and histochemical procedures for in situ characterization of glycoconjugates (GCs) were used. This study evidenced that fetal mucins differ histochemically in many respects from their adult counterparts. Only in fetuses from 90 days-post coitus (dpc) glycogen-rich sites were observed throughout the duodenal epithelium. The goblet cells appeared from 105 dpc and their secretory content varied considerably after birth. Duodenal glands presented scanty neutral and sulphated GCs in the 30-day juveniles; in adults the proportion of these GCs increased, and carboxylated and sialylated GCs were also observed. The results obtained in this work may be used in future studies to evaluate the effects of diet and intestinal pathologies in the glycosylation pattern of GCs. Also, knowledge of the normal glycoprofile of the duodenum of M. coypus bonariensis during its ontogenetic development may constitute a basis for the study of this organ in other Hystricognathi rodents.

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