Development of the lingual muscles and lingual glands of the rabbit during their ontogenic development

The lingual muscles was formed by the development of the myoblasts and union of them was at the age of 13 days old. It increases quickly till they reach their normal arrangement at the age of 23 days [vertical, longitudinal and transverse direction]. The lingual gl and s were divided into two types, Weber's gl and s developed firstly at the period of 17-21 days old fetus. At the root of the tongue in 25 days old fetus, the von Ebner's gl and s developed at the base of the circumvallate papilla