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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
2022-06-01
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Series: | Ciência Rural |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782023000300401&tlng=en |