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Pigmentation in Anuran Testes: Anatomical Pattern and Variation
Author(s) -
FrancoBelussi Lilian,
Zieri Rodrigo,
De Souza Santos Lia Raquel,
Moresco Rafaela Maria,
De Oliveira Classius
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the anatomical record: advances in integrative anatomy and evolutionary biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.678
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1932-8494
pISSN - 1932-8486
DOI - 10.1002/ar.20832
Subject(s) - variation (astronomy) , biology , anatomy , evolutionary biology , pathology , zoology , medicine , astrophysics , physics
In amphibians, pigmented cells are present in several organs, composing an extracutaneous pigmentary system. Seventeen species from two families were studied to develop a protocol for pigmentary classification. The amount and distribution of these cells are variable, allowing the establishment of anatomical patterns for visceral pigmentation in anuran testes. Anat Rec 2009. © 2008 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.