Morphological study of the pineal gland of Alouatta belzebul

Author:

Mascarenhas L.J.S.1ORCID,Pereira D.K.S.2ORCID,Pereira K.F.3ORCID,Pagliarin L.G.3ORCID,Franzo V.S.4ORCID,Vulcani V.A.S.1ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Universidade Federal de Goiás, Brazil

2. UniAmerica Centro Universitário, Brasil

3. Universidade Federal do Paraná, Brazil

4. Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso, Brazil

Abstract

ABSTRACT The pineal is a neuroendocrine gland responsible for the synthesis and release of melatonin. It is present in the brain of vertebrates, but its morphology and location vary considerably among species. For the species Alouatta belzebul, although some anatomical aspects of the nervous system have been described, there is no information on the morphology and histological composition of this gland. Thus, the present study aimed to describe the morphological, morphometric, and histological aspects of the pineal of Alouatta belzebul. Seven adult specimens were dissected from which the location of the gland in relation to the surrounding brain structures was described, and its length and width were measured. Histological slides were then prepared and stained using hematoxylin-eosin and PAS techniques. It was observed that the pineal of Alouatta belzebul is located superior and cranial to the cerebellum, superior to the superior colliculi and below the splenium of the corpus callosum and was classified as sub-callosal. It had an average length of 2.6mm and an average width of 1.14mm. Histologically the gland is composed of irregular strands of pinealocytes and gliocytes. The pinealocytes showed pigments similar to melanin.

Publisher

FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

Subject

General Veterinary

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