Journal article

Publication year: 1978

Pages: 42-59

Journal: Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde = International journal of mammalian biology

Volume number: 43

Issue number: 1

ISSN: 0044-3468

Publisher: Urban & Fischer

Abstract: 
A description of the macroscopic and microscopic anatomy of the stomach of the collared peccary and a description of its position within the abdomen and the arterial supply of the stomach is presented. In addition to the glandular stomach with fundic and pyloric epithelium, a forestomach can be found. It is divided into a gastric pouch that is connected with a blindsac junction. This, in turn, gives access to 2 blindsacs. The forestomach regions are partly lined with squamous epithelium and partly with an epithelium of the cardiac type. A system of folds can be found within the stomach. Specimens of different ages from fetus to adult were investigated and surfaces of different gastric compartments measured to determine their relative change during ontogenetic development. The light microscopic description of the 2 types of forestomach epithelia suggested that a transepithelial transport takes place. Volatile fatty acids (VFA) as products of microbial metabolic activity can be found in the content of the forestomach. In this region VFA-concentrations are higher than in the glandular stomach. The reason could be the above mentioned transepithelial absorption of VFA.

Harvard Citation style: LANGER, P. (1978) ANATOMY OF STOMACH OF COLLARED PECCARY, DICOTYLES-TAJACU (L, 1758) (ARTIODACTYLA MAMMALIA), ZEITSCHRIFT FUR SAUGETIERKUNDE-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MAMMALIAN BIOLOGY, 43(1), pp. 42-59

APA Citation style: LANGER, P. (1978). ANATOMY OF STOMACH OF COLLARED PECCARY, DICOTYLES-TAJACU (L, 1758) (ARTIODACTYLA MAMMALIA). ZEITSCHRIFT FUR SAUGETIERKUNDE-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MAMMALIAN BIOLOGY. 43(1), 42-59.