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Morphological Characteristics of the Temporomandibular Joint in the Pouch Young of the Tasmanian Devil
Author(s) -
Hayashi K.,
Sugisaki M.,
Kino K.,
Ishikawa T.,
Kawashima S.,
Amemiya T.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
anatomia, histologia, embryologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.34
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1439-0264
pISSN - 0340-2096
DOI - 10.1111/ahe.12118
Subject(s) - pouch , temporomandibular joint , anatomy , medicine , orthodontics
Summary We recently reported the absence of the articular disc, which is a constant structure in mammals, in the temporomandibular joint of the adult Tasmanian devil. However, whether the articular disc disappears with growth of the animal was unknown. The aim of this study was to determine whether a pouch young of the Tasmanian devil has the articular disc. The temporomandibular joint of a fresh carcass of the pouch young, whose crown–rump length was 43 mm, was examined microscopically and by microcomputed tomography. The absence of the articular disc in the pouch young temporomandibular joint was histologically confirmed. It is suggested that the articular disc of the Tasmanian devil is naturally absent.