Morphology of the lingual papillae of Oryctolagus cuniculus (Lagomorpha: Leporidae) rabbits

Morphology of the lingual papillae of Oryctolagus cuniculus (Lagomorpha: Leporidae) rabbits

The tongue represents the morphological diversification in mammals; their papillae have mechanical and gustatory functions in feeding. This study aimed to describe the macroscopic and microscopic morphology of the lingual papillae of rabbits of the Oryctolagus cuniculus species. One used 45 dissecte...

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Main Authors: André Luiz Quagliatto Santos, Caio Henrique Ferreira, Sérgio Rodrigo Pereira de Oliveira, Lucélia Gonçalves Vieira, Árthur Paulino Sanzo Kaminishi, Lorena Tannús Menezes, Marcelo Emílio Beletti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2013-06-01
Series:Biotemas
Subjects:
Anatomy
Light microscopy
Scanning electron microscopy
Tongue
Online Access:http://www.biotemas.ufsc.br/volumes/pdf/volume262/163-173.pdf

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