EJPAU 2007. Kulawik M. , Godynicki S. THE DEVELOPMENT OF FOLIATE PAPILLAE ON THE TONGUE IN THE RABBIT IN VIEW OF MORPHOMETRIC STUDIES

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Kulawik M. , Godynicki S. 2007. THE DEVELOPMENT OF FOLIATE PAPILLAE ON THE TONGUE IN THE RABBIT IN VIEW OF MORPHOMETRIC STUDIES, EJPAU 10(4), #05.
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THE DEVELOPMENT OF FOLIATE PAPILLAE ON THE TONGUE IN THE RABBIT IN VIEW OF MORPHOMETRIC STUDIES

Mirosława Kulawik¹, Szymon Godynicki²
¹ Institute of Zoology, Department of Animal Anatomy, Poznań University of Life Sciences
² Department of Histology and Embryology, Institute of Zoology, Poznań University of Life Sciences

ABSTRACT

Studies were conducted on 59 tongues of the domestic rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus f. domestica), of both sexes, being at day 15, 18, 20, 22 and 26 of prenatal life (p.c.) and at day 1, 15 and 30 and in the 6th month of postnatal life (p.p.).

Primordia of foliate papillae were observed starting from day 22 of fetal development in the rabbit in the posterior part of the tongue, on its dorso-lateral side. The height of developing foliate papillae and the thickness of the epithelium covering them were measured in the study. Selected traits were analyzed statistically using the F test.

Morphometric analyses showed that both the height of foliate papillae and their primordia, as well as the thickness of the epithelium covering developing foliate papillae increased in the successive investigated periods of pre- and postnatal life in the rabbit. The highest growth rate of foliate papillae was recorded between day 30 and the 6th month p.p., while the lowest – between day 26 p.c. and day 1 p.p. The highest dynamics of changes in the thickness of the epithelium were recorded between day 15 and 30 p.p., while the lowest – between day 26 p.c. and day 1 p.p.

Key words: rabbit, tongue, foliate papillae, morphometry.

Mirosława Kulawik
Institute of Zoology, Department of Animal Anatomy, Poznań University of Life Sciences
ul. Wojska Polskiego 71 C
60-625, Poznań
tel: 48 61 8487625
email: kulawik@au.poznan.pl

Szymon Godynicki
Department of Histology and Embryology, Institute of Zoology, Poznań University of Life Sciences
ul. Wojska Polskiego 71 C
60-625, Poznań
email: gody@up.poznan.pl

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