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Research
7. Histomorphology
of the pulmonary alveoli of goat (Capra hircus) -
M.A. Baba and A. R. Choudhary
Vet World. 2008; 1(10): 312-313
Abstract
Histomorphological
studies were conducted on the pulmonary alveoli of ten adult
healthy goats of either sex. The alveoli were roughly spherical
structures, which opened into the alveolar ducts and alveolar sacs
or respiratory bronchioles. Alveoli were composed of two types of
cells i.e. Type-I pneumocytes and Type-II pneumocytes. Former
formed the main lining epithelial cells of alveoli which were
squamous in type having prominent perinuclear area and centrally
located nucleus, while the later were cuboidal in shape with
centrally located nucleus and occasionally found among the Type-I
cells in the alveolar epithelium. The average alveolar diameter
was 45.28 ± 1.81 µm and the average thickness of inter alveolar
septa was 6.64 ± 0.35 µm.
Key words:
Histomorphology, pulmonary alveoli and goat
