Publication: Lectin histochemistry of the temporal gland of the African elephant (Loxodonta africana)
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Date
2010
Authors
Meyer, W. ; Weissengruber, G. ; Busche, R.
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Murcia : F. Hernández
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Abstract
The study demonstrates the free sugar
spectrum of the secretion of the tubuloaveolar temporal
gland of the African elephant (Loxodonta africana),
using lectin histochemistry. In the elephant, the spectrum
contained, besides strongly varying amounts of α-Dmannose,
very remarkable reactions for α-D-galactose
and to a certain extent also for α-D-N-acetylgalactosamine
or α/ß-D-N-acetylglucosamine. This is in
contrast to the free sugar spectrum of the secretion of the
mammalian apocrine tubular skin glands. Considering
also that the production of any water binding mucus
seems to be negligible, the variations of the free sugar
contents found probably originate from another
important task of the secretory cells of the temporal
gland. This means that our findings corroborate the view
of highly active acquired immunity by an intensive
processing and presenting of lipid antigens by dendritic
cells (APC), in particular of the CD1 family
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