Histological investigations on the effects of feeding with a diet containing red hot pepper on the uropygial gland of a rooster

Zik B., Erdost H.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF VETERINARY & ANIMAL SCIENCES, vol.26, no.6, pp.1223-1232, 2002 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 26 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2002
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF VETERINARY & ANIMAL SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.1223-1232
  • Keywords: uropygial gland, histology, red hot pepper, FATTY-ACID SYNTHASE, ANDROGEN RECEPTOR, COTURNIX-COTURNIX, PUNGENT PRINCIPLE, DIFFERENTIATION, SECRETIONS, CAPSAICIN, ACCUMULATION, PURIFICATION, QUAIL
  • Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

In the present study, differences occurring in the uropygial glands of roosters fed with a diet containing red hot pepper from 1-day old until 5-months old, were investigated in their histological and morphometrical aspects.