ULTRASTRUCTURE OF BOVINE VON EBNERS SALIVARY-GLANDS

Bovine von Ebner's glands were studied by electron microscopy. The gla nd consists of tubulo-alveolar adenomeres which open into an abbreviat ed duct system. The cells of the secretory acini show many morphologic al features typical of serous cells and contain numerous granules with a complex substructure. Short intercalated ducts connect the acini wi th excretory ducts which are lined with bistratified epithelium. The s triated ducts are absent. The von Ebner's gland morphology was compare d with that of the same gland in other species of mammals and with the ultrastructure of the major bovine salivary glands.