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Ultrastructure of the thyroid gland in adult West African dwarf goat (Capra hircus) / Ultraestructura de la glándula tiroides en la cabra enana africana occidental (Capra hircus)
Igbokwe, Casmir Onwuaso; Ezeasor, Daniel Nwagbo; Umar, Mohammed Bello.
  • Igbokwe, Casmir Onwuaso; University of Nigeria. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. Department of Veterinary Anatomy. Nsukka. NG
  • Ezeasor, Daniel Nwagbo; University of Nigeria. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. Department of Veterinary Anatomy. Nsukka. NG
  • Umar, Mohammed Bello; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science. Department of Anatomy and Physiology. Onderstepoort. ZA
Int. j. morphol ; 33(2): 532-537, jun. 2015. ilus
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-755506
ABSTRACT
The present study examined ultrastructure of the thyroid gland of adult West African Dwarf (WAD) goat in order to further understand the ultrastructural morphology and some of the changes in the components of the thyroid gland in goat with age. Thyroids glands obtained from fifteen adult WAD goats of different ages and sexes slaughtered at the local abattoirs were used in this study. Electron microscopic techniques were used to study the fixed tissue with emphasis on the follicular and parafollicular cells. The results showed that the ultrastructure is generally similar to that of some domestic animals. Follicular cells were cuboidal in young adult goats thyroids but were flattened in older goat thyroids of 5­7 years. These cells remarkably showed highly dilated cisternae of rough endoplasmic reticulum which decreased in frequency the older goats. Microvilli were short and sparse on the follicular cells and the number decreased in the older goats. Different sizes of apical vesicles of varying electron density were encountered that included colloid droplets, secretory vesicles and lysosome-like bodies and the appearance of these vesicles changed with age. Parafollicular cells were encountered in the basal position between follicular cells in all thyroids examined. Numerous dense cytoplasmic granules were observed and they were not apparently different from that described in several mammals.
RESUMEN
El presente estudio examinó la ultraestructura de la glándula tiroides en cabra enana de África occidental adulta con el objetivo de tener un mejor conocimiento de la morfología y algunos de los cambios en los componentes de esta glándula en cabras de mayor edad. Se estudiaron glándulas tiroides obtenidas de quince cabras adultas de diferentes edades y sexos, sacrificadas en los mataderos locales. Se utilizaron técnicas de microscopía electrónica para estudiar el tejido con énfasis en las células foliculares y para foliculares. Los resultados mostraron que la ultraestructura generalmente era similar a la de algunos animales domésticos. Las células foliculares en la tiroides de cabras adultas jóvenes eran cúbicas, no obstante en cabras adultas de mayor edad (5 a 7 años) se observaron células aplanadas en las tiroides. Estas células mostraron cisternas de retículo endoplasmático rugoso muy dilatadas que disminuyeron en frecuencia en las cabras de más edad. Las microvellosidades eran cortas y escasas en las células foliculares, y el número disminuyó en las cabras de más edad. Se encontraron diferentes tamaños de vesículas apicales y se observaron gotitas coloidales, vesículas secretoras y organismos similares a los lisosomas; la aparición de estas vesículas fue cambiando en cabras de mayor edad. Se encontraron células parafoliculares en posición basal en todas las células foliculares examinadas. Se observaron numerosos gránulos citoplasmáticos densos sin aparente diferencia de aquellos descritos en otros mamíferos.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Thyroid Gland / Goats Limits: Animals Language: English Journal: Int. j. morphol Journal subject: Anatomy Year: 2015 Type: Article Affiliation country: Nigeria / South Africa Institution/Affiliation country: University of Nigeria/NG / University of Pretoria/ZA

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Thyroid Gland / Goats Limits: Animals Language: English Journal: Int. j. morphol Journal subject: Anatomy Year: 2015 Type: Article Affiliation country: Nigeria / South Africa Institution/Affiliation country: University of Nigeria/NG / University of Pretoria/ZA