PMID- 36398657
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20230316
LR  - 20230316
IS  - 1439-0264 (Electronic)
IS  - 0340-2096 (Linking)
VI  - 52
IP  - 2
DP  - 2023 Mar
TI  - Microscopic anatomy of the oesophagus in the southern white-breasted hedgehog 
      (Erinaceus concolor) a histochemical, stereological, and scanning electron 
      microscope study.
PG  - 318-326
LID - 10.1111/ahe.12887 [doi]
AB  - The present work was designed to investigate the microscopic structure of the 
      oesophagus in the southern white-breasted hedgehog (Erinaceus concolor) using 
      histochemical staining, Scanning electron microscope (SEM), and stereological 
      procedures. Four adult males were included in our study. Serial sections of the 
      entire length of the oesophagus were stained with aldehyde fuchsin, alcian blue 
      (pH 2.5), Periodic acid Schiff (PAS), and Masson's trichrome. Then, the total 
      volume of the oesophagus, and the total volume of its different layers, were 
      estimated using Cavalieri's principle. The oesophageal epithelium was a 
      non-keratinized stratified squamous type. Muscularis mucosa was present as a 
      thick layer between lamina propria and submucosa and its thickness was increased 
      toward the stomach. Tunica submucosa was a loose connective tissue containing an 
      oesophageal gland with PAS-positive and AB-positive reactions throughout the 
      submucosa and become denser toward the stomach. The tunica muscularis consisted 
      of two distinct striated muscle layers, and its thickness was decreased toward 
      the stomach. On SEM images, the cervical and thoracic oesophagus showed shallow 
      folding, while the abdominal part had deeper folds. The present findings indicate 
      that the histological properties of the oesophagus in southern white-breasted 
      hedgehogs have slight similarities with rodents and considering its epithelium, 
      submucosal glands and tunica muscularis more resemble with dog oesophagus. The 
      obtained results may be quite helpful to improve the current knowledge of the 
      histophysiology of the hedgehog gastrointestinal tract as a member of 
      eulipotyplan mammals and as a pet for biologists and veterinarians.
CI  - (c) 2022 Wiley-VCH GmbH.
FAU - Massoud, Diaa
AU  - Massoud D
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8646-9253
AD  - Department of Biology, College of Science, Jouf University, Sakaka, Al-Jouf, 
      Saudi Arabia.
AD  - Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Fayoum University, Fayoum, Egypt.
FAU - Abumandour, Mohamed
AU  - Abumandour M
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-3289-1982
AD  - Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Alexandria 
      University, Alexandria, Egypt.
FAU - Hamdi, Hamida
AU  - Hamdi H
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-1457-7201
AD  - Biology Department, Faculty of Science, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia.
AD  - Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
FAU - Morsy, Kareem
AU  - Morsy K
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-0661-8605
AD  - Biology Department, College of Science, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi 
      Arabia.
FAU - El-Kott, Attalla F
AU  - El-Kott AF
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-5060-0790
AD  - Biology Department, College of Science, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi 
      Arabia.
AD  - Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Damanhour University, Damanhour, Egypt.
FAU - Attaallah, Amany
AU  - Attaallah A
AD  - Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Damanhour University, Damanhour, Egypt.
FAU - Shalaby, Fatma Mohsen
AU  - Shalaby FM
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-8942-1172
AD  - Biology Department, College of Science, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi 
      Arabia.
AD  - Department of Zoology, Faculty of Sciences, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.
LA  - eng
GR  - The Deanship of Scientific Research at King Khalid University for funding this 
      work through the Research Group Project under grant number (R.G.P.2/35/43)./
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20221118
PL  - Germany
TA  - Anat Histol Embryol
JT  - Anatomia, histologia, embryologia
JID - 7704218
SB  - IM
MH  - Male
MH  - Animals
MH  - Dogs
MH  - *Hedgehogs
MH  - Microscopy, Electron, Scanning/veterinary
MH  - *Esophagus/anatomy & histology
MH  - Gastrointestinal Tract/anatomy & histology
MH  - Stomach
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Erinaceus concolor
OT  - gastrointestinal tract
OT  - histochemistry
OT  - stereology
EDAT- 2022/11/19 06:00
MHDA- 2023/03/17 06:00
CRDT- 2022/11/18 05:03
PHST- 2022/10/16 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2022/01/18 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2022/10/28 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2022/11/19 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2023/03/17 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2022/11/18 05:03 [entrez]
AID - 10.1111/ahe.12887 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Anat Histol Embryol. 2023 Mar;52(2):318-326. doi: 10.1111/ahe.12887. Epub 2022 
      Nov 18.