In sea turtles, birds, and mammals, the epithelium is highly keratinized, and small esophageal glands secrete mucus. Parts of the esophagus may expand to temporarily store food, forming a crop in birds. In pigeons and other animals, the tissue structure is specialized, and under the influence of prolactin, they secrete 'pouch milk' to provide nutrition for the chicks after hatching. *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "crop" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…ウミガメや鳥類,哺乳類では上皮の角質化がつよく,小型の食道腺が粘液を分泌する。食道はその一部が拡大して食物を一時的に貯留することがあり,鳥類では嗉囊(そのう)cropを形成する。ハト類などでは組織構造が特殊化し,プロラクチンの影響の下に〈嗉囊乳〉を分泌して孵化(ふか)後の雛の栄養とする。… ※「crop」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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