Unique pits on the erythrocytes of the lesser mouse-deer, Tragulus javanicus

The lesser mouse-deer, Tragulus javanicus, is the smallest living ungulate and it possesses the smallest erythrocytes amongst mammalian species. We observed pits on its erythrocytes by scanning electron microscopy. They were 68-390 nm in diameter (135 ± 65 nm) and appeared in 12.8% of erythrocytes e...

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Main Authors: Fukuta, Katsuhiro, Kudo, Hiroshi, Syed Salim, Syed Jalaludin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing 1996
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/42484/1/Unique%20pits%20on%20the%20erythrocytes%20of%20the%20lesser%20mouse-deer%2C%20Tragulus%20javanicus.pdf