Abstract

CASTRO, Alejandra N.C. et al. Histological features of the liver of the llama ( Lama glama ). Rev. investig. vet. Perú [online]. 2023, vol.34, n.4, e24116.  Epub Aug 25, 2023. ISSN 1609-9117.  http://dx.doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v34i4.24116.

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.

Keywords : South American camelids; abdominal organs; histology; immunohistochemistry; transmission electron microscopy.

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