Structural aspects of an unusual choroidal polarized hyaline cartilage in the eyeball of Bufo ictericus and Rana catesbeiana (Amphibia, Anura): morphological and physiological significance.
Micron
; 36(1): 89-93, 2005.
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| ID: mdl-15582483
Amphibian eyes play an important role in vision and in several physiological processes, such as food capture and breathing. To maintain the integrity of the eyeball there is a unique cuplike hyaline cartilage as a supporting tissue. In Bufo ictericus and Rana catesbeiana the cartilage layer is located between the retina and the choroids, being designated as choroidal cartilage, important to visual performance. On the retinal surface, there is no perichondrium, and the pigmented epithelium exhibits an intimate relationship to the cartilage layer.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Rana catesbeiana
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Bufonidae
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Olho
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Micron
Assunto da revista:
DIAGNOSTICO POR IMAGEM
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Reino Unido