Abstract:
A comprehensive method for the quantitative study of 19 different parameters of skin is described It consists of sampling, processing, staining, enumeration and other evaluation procedures. Three of these parameters pertain to thickness measurements, three to frequency estimates, four each to ordinary and giant type of hair follicles, and the remaining five envisage sweat gland measurements. A trephine is designed which can be used on a living buffalo or on her detached skin. It can punch circular samples of approximately 1cm2 surface area each. Samples of this size are not only easy to manipulate but also help in enlarging the scope of the study and enhancing the reliability specially of its frequency estimates A method for the estimation of surface area of a whole detached skin is also devised.
Page(s):
167-176
DOI:
DOI not available
Published:
Journal: Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences, Volume: 10, Issue: 1--4, Year: 1973