Ultrastructure of the dermal chromatophores in the Fringe-toed lizard, Acanthodactylus orientalis
ABSTRACT Histology and electron microscopic studies of the dorsal skin of the Fringe-toed lizard, Acanthodactylus orientalis Angel, 1936, showed three types of dermal chromatophores: xanthophores, iridophores and melanophores. These pigment cells were observed in vertical combination, with an upperm...
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Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2017-05-01
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Series: | Zoologia (Curitiba) |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702017000100301&lng=en&tlng=en |