BIOMETRICAL AND MORPHOLOGICAL STUDIES OF THE APOCRINE SWEATGLANDS IN SOME REGIONS OF THE SKIN OF BUFFALOES IN EGYPT

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The present study was carried out on skin specimens taken from 9 body regions of adult male and female buffaloes. Biometric studies were calculated. The average number of the apocrine sweat glands per-sq. cm of the skin was about 250. Sex and regional veriations in the density of sweat glands were noticed. The shap < /strong>e of the secretory portion of these glands differs in various regions.