Physiological and biochemical aspects of the avian uropygial gland
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Physiological and biochemical aspects of the avian uropygial gland.
This review discusses different aspects of the uropygial gland of birds. The gland exhibits a striking morphological diversity in size, shape and presence/absence of tufts of feathers. It was shown that acidic mucins, neutral lipids, glycolipids and phospholipids are normal components of secretion. Several morphological and physiological aspects of the gland were studied on Rock Pigeon Columba ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Brazilian Journal of Biology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1519-6984
DOI: 10.1590/s1519-69842009000200029