| Morphological, Anatomical and Ultrastructural studies on the kidney of Laughing dove, Streptopelia senegalensis aegyptiaca |
| Paper ID : 1075-ISCHU |
| Authors |
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Zainab Sherif Mahmoud * Zoology and Entomology Department |
| Abstract |
| In all vertebrates, the main urinary organ is the kidney. However, the shapes, anatomy and functions of different vertebrate kidneys vary, and these variations allow the organs to be adapted to the habitat in which the animals dwell. The characteristics of the kidney show much variation in different groups of vertebrates. The type of environment, whether aquatic, areal or terrestrial, is of importance in connection with these variations. The function of the kidneys includes osmoregulation, metabolic waste elimination, and endocrine function in addition to managing physiological fluids and electrolytes. The purpose of the current study was to examine the structural features of the kidneys of Streptopelia senegalensis aegyptiaca, often known as the laughing dove, in connection to its habitat, which may be connected to distinctive structural renal differences. The animal was killed by being cut off at the head, and its kidneys were removed and processed for morphological analysis. For light microscopy and ultrastructural analysis, the specimens were prepared. Bird species' kidneys are intermediate in structure between those of mammals and reptiles. There are two different nephron structures in them. The first is known as the mammalian or medullary, and it is distinguished by a big renal corpuscle and Henle's loop. The second form is the reptilian type, also known as the cortical type, which lacks Henle's loop but has a smaller renal corpuscle. The proximal convoluted tubules, distal convoluted tubules, and collecting tubules are the structural segments of the two types of nephrons. There are collecting ducts in the main renal medulla. The laughing dove makes use of each of these features to aid in adapting to its surroundings. The goal of the current study is to learn more about the kidney anatomy and functioning in the laughing dove species Streptopelia senegalensis aegyptiaca. |
| Keywords |
| Kidney, Avian, Mammalian, Reptilian, Nephron, Habitat. |
| Status: Abstract Accepted (Poster Presentation) |