Publication: A study on 'Vermiform Appendix'-a caecal appendage in common laboratory mammals.
| dc.contributor.author | Malla, BK | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-07-13T06:47:33Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-07-13T06:47:33Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2003 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The vermiform appendix, a small structure without any known function in human being has been regarded as a vestigial remnant of a more developed distal caecum in man's herbivorous ancestors. A detailed study of the morphological and histological changes in the appendix and the caecum of different mammals with varying dietary habits revealed a distinctly well-defined vermiform appendix in rabbit only. However, the apical part of caecum among the carnivorous animals like cat and dog showed a clear histological picture with heavy infiltration of lymphoid tissue in the mucous & sub-mucous coats as seen in rabbit or human being. Thus, the vermiform appendix is in no way a vestigial organ but a specialized structure without any definitely known function, probably concerned with the establishment and maintenance of the body defence and immunity of the body Key words: Vermiform appendix; Caecum; Lymphoid tissue; Argent affine cell | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14572/133 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Kathmandu University | |
| dc.title | A study on 'Vermiform Appendix'-a caecal appendage in common laboratory mammals. | |
| dc.type | Article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| local.article.type | Original Article | |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 275 | |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 272 |