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The Harderian Gland in Birds: Histology and Immunology

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Harderian Glands

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Harderian glands occur in the orbita of all vertebrates except fishes, completely aquatic amphibians and primates. In birds, Harder’s gland is the dominant orbital gland (Walls 1942) and besides a lubricating and cleaning function, it plays an important part in the local immunity of the eye and upper respiratory tract.

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    R. B. Burns

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  1. Dept. of Endocrinology, Hospital de Sant Pau Autonomous University, Padre Claret 167, 08025, Barcelona, Spain

    Susan M. Webb

  2. Dept. of Biology, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY, 13346, USA

    Roger A. Hoffman

  3. Dept. of Endocrinology, Hospital Santa Creu de Sant Pau University Autonoma de Barcelona, 08025, Barcelona, Spain

    Manuel L. Puig-Domingo

  4. Dept. of Cellular & Structural Biology, The University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX, 78284, USA

    Russel J. Reiter

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Burns, R.B. (1992). The Harderian Gland in Birds: Histology and Immunology. In: Webb, S.M., Hoffman, R.A., Puig-Domingo, M.L., Reiter, R.J. (eds) Harderian Glands. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-76685-5_10

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