Estudo morfofuncional das glândulas mamárias de Mão Pelada, Procyon cancrivorus1

Pesq. Vet. Bras. 30(8):689-695, agosto 2010

Estudo morfofuncional das glândulas mamárias de
Mão Pelada, Procyon cancrivorus1
Tatiana Bellatine2, Celina A.F. Mançanares2,3, André Luis R. Franciolli3, Carlos E.
Ambrósio2,3, Daniele S. Martins3, Maria Angélica Miglino3 e Ana Flávia Carvalho2*
ABSTRACT.- Bellatine T., Mançanares C.A.F., Franciolli A.L.R., Ambrósio C.E., Martins
D.S., Miglino M.A. & Carvalho A.F. 2010. [Morphofunctional study of Crab-eating Raccoon
(Procyon cancrivorus) mammary gland.] Estudo morfofuncional das glândulas mamárias de Mão Pelada, Procyon cancrivorus. Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira 30(8):689-695.
Departamento de Morfologia, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Centro Universitário da
Fundação de Ensino Octávio Bastos, Avenida Octávio Bastos s/n, Jardim Nova São João,
São João da Boa Vista, SP 13870-000, Brazil. E-mail: [e-mail]
Three Procyon cancrivorus females were studied with emphasis for gross and microscopical description of the mammary glands. Samples of the glands were processed with routine techniques for histology. The females studied presented three pairs of mammary glands: one pair of cranial abdominal mammary glands, a second pair of caudal abdominal and a third one, as inguinal mammary glands. Mammary papillae presented a pendulum shape, as in the domestic dogs. Microscopically, the mammary gland consisted from the external to the internal portion (1) of stratified squamous epithelium of the epidermis, (2) dense irregular connective tissue of the derma, and (3) smooth muscle fibers and papillary ducts that flowed with “shower” shape into the lactiferous sinus. The secretory portion consisted of tubule-alveolar glands with cuboidal cells disposed in a simple layer. The results indicate that the set of glandular studies is similar to ones related to dog (Canis familiaris) in such a way in its gross aspect that how much in its microscopically structure. This fact suggests that we can use