Research Article
Histomorphometrical Study on Regional Variation in Distribution of Sweat Glands in Buffalo Skin
Table 1
Number of sweat glands/mm2 and diameter of sweat glands in different body areas of different regions.
| Body region | Area | No. of Sweat glands /mm2 | Sweat gland diameter (m) |
| Head | Dorsal | 1.1 ± 0.1 | 114.90 ± 5.97 | Lateral | 0.71 ± 0.18 | 156.28 ± 10.53 | Ventral | 0.91 ± 0.16 | 125 ± 9.75 |
| Neck | Dorsal | 0.85 ± 0.14 | 134.08 ± 7.08 | Lateral | 0.75 ± 0.13 | 110.43 ± 6.99 | Ventral | 0.57 ± 0.09 | 117.93 ± 7.49 |
| Thorax | Dorsal | 0.62 ± 0.14 | 109.7 ± 6.34 | Lateral | 0.82 ± 0.18 | 132.51 ± 13.84 | Ventral | 0.89 ± 0.2 | 165.05 ± 8.44 |
| Abdomen | Dorsal | 0.98 ± 0.17 | 157.7 ± 14.92 | Lateral | 1.08 ± 0.08 | 115.5 ± 12.15 | Ventral | 0.38 ± 0.17 | 160.61 ± 6.15 |
| Tail | Dorsal | 0.85 ± 0.28 | 108.04 ± 3.77 | Lateral | 0.74 ± 0.11 | 113.53 ± 5.04 | Ventral | 0.44 ± 0.14 | 132.75 ± 8.95 |
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Mean value with same superscript within column does not differ significantly (p> 0.05).
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