Structural features and lamellar mechanoreceptors of the collared peccary’s tongue (Pecari tajacu, Linnaeus 1758)
Collared peccaries are omnivorous mammalians well known for presenting a prominent skin gland, known as scent gland. We’ve previously described the histological organization of the palate and lip of this peccary and found several small and large lamellar corpuscles (Vater-Pacini corpuscle) mostly gr...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2019 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE) |
| Repositorio: | Medicina Veterinária (Recife. Online) |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.10.0.7.8:article/2612 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.journals.ufrpe.br/index.php/medicinaveterinaria/article/view/2612 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Vater-Pacini corpuscle oral cavity suids. |
| Sumario: | Collared peccaries are omnivorous mammalians well known for presenting a prominent skin gland, known as scent gland. We’ve previously described the histological organization of the palate and lip of this peccary and found several small and large lamellar corpuscles (Vater-Pacini corpuscle) mostly grouped in small aggregates distributed along its lamina propria-submucosa. Here, we described the anatomic structure and histological organization of the tongue of the collared peccary by means of light microscopy. The main features were the presence of a prominent rostral anterior salivary gland and the widespread presence of lamellar corpuscles that could contribute to the tactile function of the tongue. |
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