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Anatomical and histological aspects of the tonsils in sheep
Gabriel, Annick; Cocquyt, G.; Van den Broeck, W.
2003In Annales de Médecine Vétérinaire, 147 (4, AUG-SEP), p. 251-258
 

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Abstract :
[en] Since the 1st April 2002, the European Union has extended the Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy testing in ruminants by including sheep and goats in the survey studies. In small ruminants, presence of the agent of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy was demonstrated in tonsils, so these are considered as specified risk materials. This article gives an overview of the anatomical localisation and histological structure of the tonsils in small ruminants. Anatomically, 6 different tonsils can be distinguished: 3 are located in the oropharyngeal tract (tonsilla palatina, tonsilla lingualis, tonsilla veli palatini), 2 in the nasopharyngeal tract (tonsilla pharyngea and tonsilla tubaria), and one in the laryngopharyngeal tract (tonsilla paraepiglottica). Several tonsils show a cryptic overlying epithelium (cryptic tonsil) whereas other don't (non-cryptic tonsil). Several immunological features of the tonsils are described.
Disciplines :
Veterinary medicine & animal health
Author, co-author :
Gabriel, Annick ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de morphologie et pathologie > Anatomie des animaux domestiques
Cocquyt, G.
Van den Broeck, W.
Language :
French
Title :
Anatomical and histological aspects of the tonsils in sheep
Publication date :
2003
Journal title :
Annales de Médecine Vétérinaire
ISSN :
0003-4118
eISSN :
1781-3875
Publisher :
Annales Medecine Veterinaire, Liege, Belgium
Volume :
147
Issue :
4, AUG-SEP
Pages :
251-258
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