Ultrastructure of the parotid salivary glands in seven species of fruit bats in the genus Artibeus

The Anatomical Record
B TandlerC J Phillips

Abstract

In previous studies, we determined that the submandibular glands of five species of Neotropical fruit bats in the genus Artibeus had seromucous granules in their demilune cells with substructures that varied interspecifically in accordance with systematic relationships. Moreover, the striated ducts in these frugivores exhibited structural modifications that apparently are related to the consumption of a diet rich in potassium, but deficient in sodium. We now turn our attention to the parotid gland in a large number of species in this genus to determine if it follows the same structural pattern as does the submandibular gland. Members of seven different species of Artibeus were live-trapped in various Neotropical locations. The parotid glands were extirpated from euthanized bats, fixed in the field, and prepared for electron microscopic examination by conventional means. The parotid glands in all seven species were virtually identical in morphology. The acinar cells (determined to be seromucous on the basis of ultrastructural criteria) contain large numbers of what appear to be vacuoles, but which are a type of secretory granule. These granules have an electron-lucent matrix and may contain one or several circular membranous pro...Continue Reading

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Sep 16, 1998·The Anatomical Record·B TandlerC J Phillips
Apr 14, 2006·The Anatomical Record. Part A, Discoveries in Molecular, Cellular, and Evolutionary Biology·Bernard TandlerCarleton J Phillips
Feb 12, 1998·The Anatomical Record·B TandlerC J Phillips
May 12, 2016·Journal of Anatomy·Julio Guerrero-Hernández, Norma Moreno-Mendoza
Jan 30, 2021·Journal of Mammalogy·Carleton J PhillipsHugh H Genoways

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