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Electron Microscopic Observation on the Structure of a Freshwater Teleost Dermis with Special Reference to the Dermo‐epidermal Junction
Author(s) -
Ferri By Sylvio
Publication year - 1982
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/j.1439-0264.1982.tb00937.x
Subject(s) - dermis , epidermis (zoology) , anatomy , connective tissue , stratum spinosum , chromatophore , dermoepidermal junction , ultrastructure , biology , electron microscope , stratum corneum , pathology , medicine , optics , physics , fishery , genetics
An electronmicroscopic study of the dermis of the ventral skin of a fresh water teleost ( Pimelodus maculatus ) was examined with standard techniques. It was demonstrated that the dermal organization consists of a well developed basal membrane underlying the epidermis, and two collagenous layers (stratum compactum most superficially and stratum spongiosum, deep to it) which are separated by a layer of elastic connective tissue. Within the superficial layer melanocytes and iridophores were demonstrated.