Comparative and functional analysis of the digital mucus glands and secretions of tree frogs

Comparative and functional analysis of the digital mucus glands and secretions of tree frogs

Abstract Background Mucus and mucus glands are important features of the amphibian cutis. In tree frogs, the mucus glands and their secretions are crucial components of the adhesive digital pads of these animals. Despite a variety of hypothesised functions of these components in tree frog attachment...

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Main Authors: Julian K.A. Langowski, Saranshu Singla, Alex Nyarko, Henk Schipper, Frank T. van den Berg, Sukhmanjot Kaur, Henry C. Astley, Sander W.S. Gussekloo, Ali Dhinojwala, Johan L. van Leeuwen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Zoology
Subjects:
Hyla cinerea
Macrogland
Mucosubstance
Lubrication
Wet adhesion
Cryo-histochemistry
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12983-019-0315-z

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