Histology of juvenile skin of Lepidosiren paradoxa Fitzinger, 1837 (Sarcopterygii, Dipnoi)

Abstract: The skin of three juvenile Lepidosiren paradoxa specimens was examined. The epidermis was composed of a polystratified epithelium resting on a basement membrane, including mucus-secreting cells, and a cuticle of mucopolysaccharides on the surface. Two types of skin receptors, electrorecept...

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Main Authors: LUIS ALBERTO ROMANO, ANDREA I.H. LÓPEZ, JUAN RAFAEL BUITRAGO, VIRGÍNIA F. PEDROSA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2019-11-01
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652019000700864&tlng=en