Histomorphometrical Study on Regional Variation in Distribution of Sweat Glands in Buffalo Skin

Table 1

Number of sweat glands/mm² and diameter of sweat glands in different body areas of different regions.

Body region	Area	No. of Sweat glands /mm^2	Sweat gland diameter (m)
Head	Dorsal	1.1 ± 0.1	114.90 ± 5.97
	Lateral	0.71 ± 0.18	156.28 ± 10.53
	Ventral	0.91 ± 0.16	125 ± 9.75
Neck	Dorsal	0.85 ± 0.14	134.08 ± 7.08
	Lateral	0.75 ± 0.13	110.43 ± 6.99
	Ventral	0.57 ± 0.09	117.93 ± 7.49
Thorax	Dorsal	0.62 ± 0.14	109.7 ± 6.34
	Lateral	0.82 ± 0.18	132.51 ± 13.84
	Ventral	0.89 ± 0.2	165.05 ± 8.44
Abdomen	Dorsal	0.98 ± 0.17	157.7 ± 14.92
	Lateral	1.08 ± 0.08	115.5 ± 12.15
	Ventral	0.38 ± 0.17	160.61 ± 6.15
Tail	Dorsal	0.85 ± 0.28	108.04 ± 3.77
	Lateral	0.74 ± 0.11	113.53 ± 5.04
	Ventral	0.44 ± 0.14	132.75 ± 8.95

Mean value with same superscript within column does not differ significantly (p> 0.05).