A Macroanatomical and Histological Study of the Uropygial Gland in the White Stork (Ciconia cicionia)

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dc.contributor.authorKozlu, Tolunay
dc.contributor.authorBozkurt, Yesim Akaydin
dc.contributor.authorAtes, Sevinc
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-18T21:01:34Z
dc.date.available2024-09-18T21:01:34Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.departmentHatay Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractThe present study was aimed at the macroanatomical and histological investigation and the demonstration of the structural characteristics of the uropygial gland in the white stork. The uropygial gland of two adult male white storks constituted the material of the study. It was determined that the gland was situated subcutaneously in between the caudal aspect of the lumbosacral bone and the first coccygeal vertebrae. The gland was composed of two lobes, which displayed an oval appearance when viewed from above and resembled a water drop when observed medially. Tuft of feathers were present on the caudal margin of each lobe. The present study revealed that the uropygial gland of the white stork is a simple tubular gland, which discharges its secretion into the lumen by a holocrine mode. Each lobe, possessed centrally located large cavities and a main excretory duct and displayed the presence of externally situated peripheral tubules and interiorly situated central tubules. These secretory tubules, which composed the parenchyma, were separated by connective tissue septa referred to as trabeculae, and released their secretion into a centrally located lumen. The wall of the secretory tubules was comprised of four layers, referred to as the germinative, intermediary, secretory and degenerative layers. The silver-staining procedure demonstrated that the stroma of the uropygial gland did not contain reticulum fibres. The anatomy and histology of the gland has been examined in few avian species. Up to date, this study is the first to describe the histological and anatomical peculiarities of the uropygial gland in white stork. The results acquired hereby will surely contribute to further studies to be conducted on the related area.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.4067/S0717-95022011000300010
dc.identifier.endpage726en_US
dc.identifier.issn0717-9502
dc.identifier.issue3en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-80155147825en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3en_US
dc.identifier.startpage723en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.4067/S0717-95022011000300010
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12483/12839
dc.identifier.volume29en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000299647600010en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSoc Chilena Anatomiaen_US
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Journal of Morphologyen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectWhite storken_US
dc.subjectUropygial glanden_US
dc.subjectAnatomyen_US
dc.subjectHistologyen_US
dc.titleA Macroanatomical and Histological Study of the Uropygial Gland in the White Stork (Ciconia cicionia)en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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