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Abstract This study was held to examine one-humped camel (Camel dromedaries) extraocular muscles as well as their innervation, and the immune expression lodged in the muscle fibers. Fourteen eyeballs from native Egyptian eye camel of both sex right and left were collected. Extra ocular muscle processing and preparation of tissue samples took place after being immersed in 10% formalin and left for seven days then sectioned and stained with Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E). Also, with special stain for detection of mucopolysaccharides and to examine muscle and nerve trunk affinity to silver stain. All tissue sections were subjected to immunohistochemical technique to determine muscle spindle and the nerve trunk in addition to Golgi tendon organ. Results showed that the extraocular muscle consisted of seven muscle four recti and two oblique and one retractor bulbi muscle. Each muscle had muscle spindle encapsulated with a connective tissue capsule with intrafusal muscle and periaxial space, also the Golgi tendon organ found at musculotendinous junction. Immunoexpression of the seven-muscle showed varying degree of immunostaining affinity to S-100 protein. |