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The skin of primates. XXXII. The Philippine tarsier ( Tarsius syrichta )
Author(s) -
Montagna W.,
Machida H.
Publication year - 1966
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.1330250107
Subject(s) - dermis , apocrine , anatomy , epidermis (zoology) , biology , meibomian gland , sebaceous gland , pathology , medicine , endocrinology , eyelid , surgery
Somewhat similar to that of the Lorisidae, the skin of the Philippine tarsier ( Tarsius syrichta ) has some outstanding peculiarities. The absence of melanotic melanocytes from the thin epidermis and dermis, the near absence of a papillary body from the dermis, the large grouping of hair follices, and the association of one apocrine gland for each group of hair resemble the characteristics of the skin of the Lorisidae. The presence of gigantic sebaceous glands in the upper lip forming the labial gland, the very large meibomian glands in the eyelids, the presence of an ill‐defined cholinesterase‐reactive nerve end‐organ at the base of epidermal ridges in the friction surfaces, and the wide and saccular eccrine glands with one type of secretory cells are peculiar to the skin of the tarsier.