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Fig. 7 | The Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology

Fig. 7

From: Anatomical, scanning electron microscopy, histological and histochemical studies of the orbital glands of the Egyptian agama Trapelus mutabilis

Fig. 7

A photomicrograph of a transverse section of the lacrimal gland of Egyptian agama, Trapelus mutabilis, showing a the lacrimal gland consists of simple tubulo-acini of columnar cells (arrow) with narrow lumen and is surrounded by thick connective tissue capsule of strands of collagenous fibers (arrowhead) containing blood vessels (Bv) (Masson’s trichromic, × 400), b glandular cells are weakly positive to the PAS reaction and c bluish in color with alcian blue at pH 2.5 (× 400)

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