Fig. 3From: Principal ocular glands in the desert rodent Gerbillus tarabuli: morpho-functional adaptive analysisa The gerbil lacrimal gland covered by a capsule (Cp) composed mainly of dense collagenous connective. The connective tissue septa (S) divide the gland into lobes and lobules (arrow). H/E stain. b Higher magnification of acini endpieces with central canal (C). H/E stainBack to article page