Fig. 3From: Anatomical, scanning electron microscopy, histological and histochemical studies of the orbital glands of the Egyptian agama Trapelus mutabilisA photomicrograph of a transverse section of the Harderian gland of Egyptian agama, Trapelus mutabilis, showing the Harderian gland is a compound tubuloacinar type (arrow) consisting of columnar and pyramidal glandular cells (arrowhead) with rounded nuclei and lumina that are variable in size (arrow); thin connective tissue capsule (double arrow) and blood vessels (arrowhead) penetrate into the glandular tissue (H &E, × 400, Masson’s trichromic, × 200)Back to article page