Morphometric descriptive report of scleral ossicle rings, by ultrasound and computed tomography, in three Testudines specimens

ABSTRACT: The scleral ossicle rings function has been related to mechanical protection, muscle fixation, support for eyeball shape and visual accommodation. There are few morphobiometric reports on these rings in different Testudines species, and we performed ultrasound (US) and computed tomography...

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Main Authors: Stelamares Boyda de Andrade, Nayone Lima Lantyer Cordeiro de Araujo, Ana Cláudia Santos Raposo, Caterina Muramoto, Arianne Pontes Oriá
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 2022-06-01
Series:Ciência Rural
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782023000300401&tlng=en