The vomeronasal organ of the South American armadillo Chaetophractus villosus (Xenarthra, Mammalia): Anatomy, histology and ultrastructure

The vomeronasal organ (VNO) is a chemoreceptive structure that has not been extensively studied in the Xenarthran order. Tissue samples from the VNO of the armadillo Chaetophractus villosus were prepared for light and electron microscopy. The VNO is located in the anterior part of the base of the na...

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Autores principales: Carmanchahi, P.D., Aldana Marcos, H.J., Ferrari, C.C., Affanni, J.M.
Formato: JOUR
Materias:
Chemoreception
Jacobson's organ
Olfaction
Vomeronasal glands
acinar cell
animal tissue
armadillo
article
basal cell
capillary proliferation
cell infiltration
cell membrane
cell surface
cell ultrastructure
cell vacuole
chemoreceptor
ciliated epithelium
electron microscopy
female
male
membrane binding
microvillus
nerve cell
nerve ending
neuroepithelium
nonhuman
nose cavity
nose septum
olfactory epithelium
plasma cell
priority journal
pseudopodium
secretory cell
secretory granule
sensory nerve cell
vomeronasal organ
Animals
Armadillos
Microscopy, Electron
Vomeronasal Organ
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00218782_v195_n4_p587_Carmanchahi
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Biblioteca Digital - Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (UBA) de Universidad de Buenos Aires

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