Minaguchi Jun A, Abe Ayako, Ueda Hiromi, Tangkawattana Prasarn, Takehana Kazushige
Laboratory of Microanatomy, Rakuno Gakuen University, Hokkaido 069-8501, Japan.
Okajimas Folia Anat Jpn. 2012;89(1):1-5. doi: 10.2535/ofaj.89.1.
The Hokkaido sika deer (Cervus Nippon yesoensis), the largest and most abundant of the sika deer subspecies in Japan, has recently attracted new attention as a target for leather production, in addition to its meat value. To provide fundamental data for facilitating the effective use of skin for leather, the histological properties of skin at the shoulder, back and abdominal regions of male and female deer were compared. The results showed that the thickness of the outer skin layer was not significantly different across all regions irrespective of sex. Regarding collagen composition, we found that large-diameter collagen fibrils were heavily distributed in the shoulder of male deer, whereas small-diameter collagen fibrils were largely confined to the abdomen of female deer. We hope this regional histological data will lead to more efficient processing of Hokkaido sika deer skin for leather production.
北海道梅花鹿（Cervus Nippon yesoensis）是日本梅花鹿亚种中体型最大且数量最多的，除了具有肉用价值外，最近还作为皮革生产的原料而受到新的关注。为了提供有助于有效利用鹿皮制作皮革的基础数据，我们比较了雄性和雌性鹿肩部、背部和腹部皮肤的组织学特性。结果表明，无论性别，所有区域的外皮厚度均无显著差异。关于胶原蛋白组成，我们发现大直径胶原纤维在雄性鹿的肩部大量分布，而小直径胶原纤维主要集中在雌性鹿的腹部。我们希望这些区域组织学数据将有助于更高效地加工北海道梅花鹿皮用于皮革生产。
