Morphological and Histological Structure of the Liver in Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus ) | ||
Ibn Al-Haitham Journal For Pure And Applied Science | ||
Article 1, Volume 29, Issue 1, April 2016, Pages 407-416 | ||
Authors | ||
Aveen R. Mohsin; Zahraa H. Hameed | ||
Abstract | ||
Morphological description and histological structure of the liver have been studied in Durra bird Melopsittacus undulatus. The liver is a bilobed organ , the left lobe with three secondary lobes and slightly larger than the right lobe which is elliptical in shape. Liver is surrounded by a capsule that consists of thin layer of connective tissue with no distinction between interlobular septa . The parenchyma tissue consists of hepatic cells arranged with thickness 2_1 cell. Portal area appears within the liver parenchyma tissue composed of hepatic artery, portal vein and bile duct and supported by connective tissue. A gallbladder was not noticed in this species. | ||
Keywords | ||
Melopsittacus undulatus; Liver; Histology; Melopsittacu sundulatus | ||
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