Abstract
<p>Sven Nikander defended his D.Med.Vet. thesis "Studies on the Exocrine Ducts of the Pancreas and the Liver in Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus L.)" at the College of Veterinary Medicine, Helsinki, Finland on 10 June 1991.</p>
Highlights
II General review of the literature 1
Macroscopical studies were performed in 25 reindeer to reveal the morphology and topography of the ductus hepaticus communis and adjoining organs
Our studies showed that the ductus hepaticus communis and pancreaticus join about 2 cm before the duodenal opening to form the common duct
Summary
II General review of the literature 1. The histology and histochemistry of different organs of the reindeer have not been documented at all This holds true for the pancreas and for the ducts of the pancreas and liver. Many details concerning the histogenesis and function of the different cells, especially the globule leukocytes, in the bile ducts are not elucidated. A study of the composition, function, and interaction of the mucous covering the epithelium in the common bile duct and of the globule leukocytes probably would be of interest from a parasitological point of view. Our understanding of the function of different organs is based on a thorough knowledge of structural features This applies to the liver and bile ducts. The relative size and structure of the liver varies among different animal species Some species such as the rat and the reindeer do not possess a gall bladder. To clarify if the reindeer shows some special ultrastructure in the wall of the common bile duct, this was in this study examined by electron microscopy
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