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| Burity,Carlos Henrique de F.; Silva,Mirlene R. da; Souza,Andreia M. de; Lancetta,Carla F. F.; Medeiros,Mildred F.; Pissinatti,Alcides. |
| Leontopithecus is the largest genus of Callithrichidae, occupying isolated remnants of the Atlantic Forest in Brazil. The objective of this study was to investigate the ultrastructure of the dorsum of the tongue of golden-headed lion tamarins. Tongues of ten adult lion tamarins kept in captivity at the Center of Primatology of Rio de Janeiro (CPRJ-FEEMA) were analyzed under scanning electron microscopy. The three vallate papillae were distributed in a V shape, and each papilla was surrounded by a deep sulcus and an external pad; the medial papilla showed a round shape and the lateral one was elliptical. The filiform papillae were shaped as a crown or as finger-like papillae, and were distributed throughout the tongue, including the margins, except for the... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Lingual papillae; Morphology; New World monkeys; SEM. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702009000200015 |
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