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Ultrastructural aspects of lingual papillae in squirrel monkey ( Saimiri sciureus )
Author(s) -
Branco Erika,
Guimarães Juliana Plácido,
Miglino Maria Angelica,
Lacreta Antǒnio Carlos Cunha,
Ishizaki Mirian Naomi,
Gomes Bruno Duarte,
Muniz José Augusto Pereira Carneiro,
Imbeloni Aline,
Fioretto Emerson Ticona,
De Lima Ana Rita
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
microscopy research and technique
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.536
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1097-0029
pISSN - 1059-910X
DOI - 10.1002/jemt.20935
Subject(s) - saimiri sciureus , lingual papilla , anatomy , biology , dorsum , tongue , apex (geometry) , morphology (biology) , squirrel monkey , zoology , pathology , medicine
Abstract Saimiri sciureus is one of the smallest Cebidae native of Amazon region and also found at the biological reserve of northeast Atlantic forest. It is an omnivore animal, with diversified diet that directly influences the lingual mucosa, which includes certain types of papillae with different organization levels. The present study attempted to describe the morphological and ultrastructure aspects of the dorsal surface of the S. sciureus . Five tongues of de S. sciureus were analyzed from three males and two females who died from natural causes and were obtained from breeding colonies of CENP‐Ananindeua‐PA. Main macroscopic features were a general triangular shape with a craniocaudal elongation pointed apex. Tissue samples—apex, body, and root of tongue—were fixed in modified Karnovsky solution, following standard scanning protocol, mounted in stubs, coated by gold, and analyzed by Scanning Electron Macroscopy (SEM). Four types of papillae were described: filiform (along all tissue extension with 154 μm of diameter), fungiform (along all tissue extension with 272 μm of diameter), vallate [just three units in caudal (dorsal) portion with 830 μm of diameter] and foliate (one pair at caudolateral surface with ∼13 projections and 3000 μm in length). Data analysis indicates that the distribution and ultra structural morphology of the S. sciureus lingual papillae are some similar to other primates. Microsc. Res. Tech., 2010. © 2010 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.