Morphofunctional characteristics of the parotid salivary glands of rabbits in postnatal ontogenesis

The rodent family unites a large number of animal species and is of interest to various areas scientific knowledge. Animal species from the rodent family are interesting because they occupy different ecological niches and are adapted to different conditions of existence. Many species of rodents feed exclusively on plant foods, but there are also omnivorous species whose dietary range includes insects, worms and other invertebrates, as well as bird eggs and small vertebrates. Examples include rats, guinea pigs, mice. As a result, the rodent family demonstrates biologically diverse group of species that are very different in appearance,with specific morphofunctional adaptations.Generally morphological and functional features of the large salivary glands in representatives of the rodent family in not currently studied.