Histological features of the liver of the llama (Lama glama)

Authors

  • Alejandra N.C. Castro Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Laboratorio de Anatomía, Campus Universitario, Tandil, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6508-3749
  • mcarrica@vet.unicen.edu.ar Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Laboratorio de Anatomía, Campus Universitario, Tandil, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1597-2008
  • Pamela A. Lendez Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Laboratorio de Anatomía, Campus Universitario, Tandil, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9332-6442
  • María P. Carrica Illia Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Laboratorio de Anatomía, Campus Universitario, Tandil, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3925-8880
  • Bárbara Zimmermann Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Laboratorio de Anatomía, Campus Universitario, Tandil, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8454-7235
  • Galy J. Mendoza Torres Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Facultad de Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Laboratorio de Anatomía, Lima, Perú
  • Marcelo D. Ghezzi Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Laboratorio de Anatomía, Campus Universitario, Tandil, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2519-9522
  • Claudio G. Barbeito Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, CONICET, Laboratorio de Histología y Embriología Descriptiva, Experimental y Comparada, Argentina https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9459-138X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v34i4.24116

Keywords:

south american camelids, abdominal organs, histology, immunohistochemistry, transmission electron microscopy

Abstract

The aim of this study was to analyse the histological characteristics of the liver of the llama. Twenty adult llamas, males and females, with an average age of two years were studied. Samples were processed using the following techniques: haematoxylin-eosin staining, Masson's trichrome stain, reticulin, orcein, PAS, immunohistochemistry, and transmission electron microscopy. The characteristics of the liver parenchyma and stroma were similar to those found in other mammals. However, interlobular connective tissue similar to that described for the genus Camelus was not observed. The differences in the liver of the species of the Camelus and Lama genuses showed the need to carry out studies of the organs in all species and highlights the importance of not generalizing from other species of the same family.

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Published

2023-08-25

Issue

Vol. 34 No. 4 (2023)

Section

Artículos Primarios

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Copyright (c) 2023 Alejandra N.C. Castro, Mariano Carrica Illia, Pamela A. Lendez, María P. Carrica Illia, Bárbara Zimmermann, Galy J. Mendoza Torres, Marcelo D. Ghezzi, Claudio G. Barbeito

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Castro, A. N., Carrica Illia, M., Lendez, P. A., Carrica Illia, M. P., Zimmermann, B., Mendoza Torres, G. J., Ghezzi, M. D., & Barbeito, C. G. (2023). Histological features of the liver of the llama (Lama glama). Revista De Investigaciones Veterinarias Del Perú, 34(4), e24116. https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v34i4.24116