TY  - JOUR
TI  - Distribution and localization of endocrine cells in the digestive system of chukar
partridge (Alectoris chukar)
AB  - There are different types of endocrine cells that are located in the gastrointestinal system of birds and mammals. In birds,
the digestive system anatomically completes the formation in the embryonic period, and in the period after hatching. Morphological
and physiological differences with nutrition are formed and functionalized. The present study aimed to evaluate immunohistochemical
distribution and localization of endocrine cells in the digestive tract of chukar partridges (Alectoris chukar) using antisera against
serotonin, somatostatin, gastrin, and glucagon. In this study, after 20 chukar partridges were slaughtered, organs of the digestive system
were obtained and stained for immunohistochemical analysis. In our results, various densities of glucagon, gastrin serotonin, and
somatostatin positive cells in the proventriculus and small intestine were found, but only serotonin positive cells were detected in the
ventriculus of chukar partridges. In conclusion, the results showed the relative frequency and distribution of some endocrine cells in
the gastrointestinal tract of chukar partridge. A comparison of endocrine cell distribution in other bird species is an important topic to
understand the digestive physiology for future investigation.
AU  - özüdoğru, zekeriya
AU  - Özdemir, Derviş
AU  - Balkaya, Hülya
AU  - KARA, Hülya
DO  - 10.3906/vet-2002-39
PY  - 2021
JO  - Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences
VL  - 45
IS  - 3
SN  - 1300-0128
SP  - 478
EP  - 486
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/528951
ER  -