Ultrastructure of secretory alveoli of lactating mammary gland of one humped she-camel (camelus dromedaries)‎

Abstract EN

Ultrastructure of the secretory alveoli of the one humped she camel was performed during lactation.

The alveolar epithelium was cuboidal represented by four cell types.

These epithelial cells exhibited marked change in cellular height, distinct variations of shape, size and location of their nuclei and a progressive development of their organelles during lactation.

The most characteristic feature was the presence of deep basal folding of the epithelium and the distribution of the mitochondria giving the model of ion transporting cell.

The relationship between the fine structure and the nutritional contribution made by camel milk as well as the mode of lipid and protein secretion was discussed