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Nerve endings of the lemur ( Lemur fulvus rufus )
Author(s) -
Zollman Paul E.,
Winkelmann R. K.
Publication year - 1965
Publication title -
american journal of physical anthropology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.146
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1096-8644
pISSN - 0002-9483
DOI - 10.1002/ajpa.1330230208
Subject(s) - lemur , anatomy , free nerve ending , primate , biology , sensory system , neuroscience
Nerve structures in lemur skin ( Lemur fulvus rufus) studied with silver impregnation and histochemical methods presented certain unique features. The primary nerve structure of the skin was found to be the hair nerve end‐organ. In this animal it contained no cholinesterase. The specialized nerve endings of the glabrous skin were Meissner‐form corpuscles similar to those of other primates and contained nonspecific cholinesterase. Vater‐Pacini corpuscles were observed in deeper tissue. The mammalian end‐organ was observed in the nose, palate and lip and it was readily demonstrated by silver impregnation and cholinesterase methods. The nasal end‐organ of intraepithelial neurofibrils is described. The lemur is the only primate that has the mammalian end‐organ as a major form of sensory receptor.