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J Adv Vet Anim Res

Title:		Comparative morpho-histological analysis on the vomeronasal organ and the accessory olfactory bulb in Balady dogs (Canis familiaris) and New Zealand rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Author(s):		Mahdy EAA; El Behery EI; Mohamed SKA;
Address:		"Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44511, Egypt"
Journal Title:		J Adv Vet Anim Res
Year:		2019
Volume:		20191025
Issue:		4
Page Number:		506 - 515
DOI:		10.5455/javar.2019.f375
ISSN/ISBN:		2311-7710 (Electronic) 2311-7710 (Linking)
Abstract:		"OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the comparative morphological analysis of the vomeronasal organ and the accessory olfactory bulb in dogs and rabbits. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 15 heads obtained from each adult healthy Balady dog (Canis familiaris) and New Zealand rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) of both sexes. The animals were sedated and anesthetized. Then, the heads were removed for computing topography, gross, and cross-sectional anatomy and histological techniques. RESULTS: The vomeronasal organ was blind bilateral tubes enclosed by J-shaped cartilage on each side of the nasal septum. In dogs, it extended from the level of the upper third premolar teeth to the third incisive teeth. While in rabbits, it had no relation with the upper teeth. In cross section, the vomeronasal organ was pear-shaped in dogs and oval in rabbits. The accessory olfactory bulb was a small oval-shaped in dogs, but larger and ovoid in rabbits with clear lamination in its structure. The vomeronasal epithelium in rabbits was higher in its thickness than that of the dog. The vomeronasal duct had medial sensory and lateral respiratory epithelium. The vomeronasal glands were voluminous and of serous type in rabbits other than were seromucous in dogs. CONCLUSION: The most characteristic structural variations achieved in the vomeronasal organ and the accessory olfactory bulb of the dog and rabbit gave an indication that the organ was more functional in rabbits than in dogs. The detection and response to the pheromonal stimuli were referred to as the occurrence of olfactory epithelium in the vomeronasal organ"
Keywords:		Accessory olfactory bulb dog rabbit vomeronasal nerve vomeronasal organ;
Notes:		"PubMed-not-MEDLINEMahdy, Eman A A El Behery, Eman Ismail Mohamed, Sherif Kh A eng Bangladesh 2019/12/11 J Adv Vet Anim Res. 2019 Oct 25; 6(4):506-515. doi: 10.5455/javar.2019.f375. eCollection 2019 Dec"