Forty African Giant Rats (AGRs) were used for the present studies. The mean weight and length of the esophagus were 1.39 g (± 0.08) and 11.78 cm (± 0.53) respectively. These values accounted for 0.13 % and 5.5 % of the weight and length of the gastrointestinal tract, respectively. Grossly the esophagus was observed to lie dorsal to the trachea throughout its length. The epithelial lining of the esophagus was observed to be made up of non-keratinized stratified squamous cells. The lamina muscularis and mucous glands were absent. Histochemical studies revealed that the esophagus was Alcian Blue (AB), Periodic Acid Schiff (PAS) and Alcian Blue-Periodic Acid Schiff (AB- PAS) negative.
Nzalak, J., Onyeanusi, B., Samuel, A., Voh, A., & Ibe, C. (2010). Gross Anatomical, Histological and Histochemical Studies of the Esophagus of the African Giant Rat (AGR) (Cricetomys gambianus-Waterhouse, 1840). Journal of Veterinary Anatomy, 3(2), 55-64. doi: 10.21608/jva.2010.44900
MLA
J. Oliver Nzalak; B. Onyeanusi; A. Ojo Samuel; A. Ambrose Voh; C. S. Ibe. "Gross Anatomical, Histological and Histochemical Studies of the Esophagus of the African Giant Rat (AGR) (Cricetomys gambianus-Waterhouse, 1840)", Journal of Veterinary Anatomy, 3, 2, 2010, 55-64. doi: 10.21608/jva.2010.44900
HARVARD
Nzalak, J., Onyeanusi, B., Samuel, A., Voh, A., Ibe, C. (2010). 'Gross Anatomical, Histological and Histochemical Studies of the Esophagus of the African Giant Rat (AGR) (Cricetomys gambianus-Waterhouse, 1840)', Journal of Veterinary Anatomy, 3(2), pp. 55-64. doi: 10.21608/jva.2010.44900
VANCOUVER
Nzalak, J., Onyeanusi, B., Samuel, A., Voh, A., Ibe, C. Gross Anatomical, Histological and Histochemical Studies of the Esophagus of the African Giant Rat (AGR) (Cricetomys gambianus-Waterhouse, 1840). Journal of Veterinary Anatomy, 2010; 3(2): 55-64. doi: 10.21608/jva.2010.44900
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