Sharma A, Kumar V, Singh V K, Patbandha T K, Vyas Y L
Department of Veterinary Anatomy, College of Veterinary Science & A. H., Kamdhenu University, Junagadh-362001, Gujarat, India.
Department of Veterinary Physiology & Biochemistry, College of Veterinary Science & A. H., Kamdhenu University, Junagadh-362001, Gujarat, India.
Iran J Vet Res. 2024;25(1):54-61. doi: 10.22099/IJVR.2024.48516.7084.
The photoperiod and other seasonal variations are the key factors that affect reproduction and production of the animals. The pineal gland secretes melatonin hormone that affects several physiological functions of the body during different seasons.
The present study was conducted to study the histoarchitectural and micrometrical changes in the pineal gland of buffalo () during different seasons of the year.
Pineal glands of 30 adult female Jaffarabadi buffaloes were collected from the slaughterhouse during the winter, summer, and rainy seasons. Samples were processed by standard histological procedures and stained with various stains for histological and micrometrical observations.
The pinealocytes constituted a major cellular portion of pineal parenchyma. The pinealocyte nuclei were lightly stained and more euchromatic during the winter season whereas darkly stained and slightly heterochromatic during summer. The calcium deposits occupied a larger area of pineal parenchyma during the summer as compared to the winter season. The pinealocyte density, the nuclear diameter of pinealocytes, and the number of argyrophilic nucleolar organizer regions (AgNOR) were highest during the winter season as compared to the summer and rainy seasons.
The present study shows the influence of season on the histoarchitecture and histometry of the pineal gland of buffalo and indicated higher pineal activity during the winter season in this species.
光周期和其他季节性变化是影响动物繁殖和生产的关键因素。松果体分泌褪黑激素,该激素在不同季节影响身体的多种生理功能。
本研究旨在探讨一年中不同季节水牛松果体的组织结构和微观测量变化。
在冬季、夏季和雨季从屠宰场收集30头成年雌性贾法拉巴迪水牛的松果体。样本采用标准组织学程序处理,并用各种染色剂进行染色,以进行组织学和微观测量观察。
松果体细胞构成松果体实质的主要细胞部分。冬季松果体细胞的细胞核染色浅,常染色质较多;而夏季染色深,轻度异染色质。与冬季相比,夏季松果体实质中钙沉积所占面积更大。与夏季和雨季相比,冬季松果体细胞密度、松果体细胞的核直径和嗜银核仁组织区(AgNOR)的数量最高。
本研究表明季节对水牛松果体的组织结构和组织测量有影响,并表明该物种在冬季松果体活性较高。