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Buchtová, M., Páč, L., Knotek, Z., & Tichy, F. (2009). Complex sensory corpuscles in the upper jaw of horsfield’s tortoise (testudo horsfieldii). Acta Veterinaria Brno, 78, 193–197.
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| Resource type: Journal Article BibTeX citation key: Buchtov2009 View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Morphologie = morphology, Physiologie = physiology, Schildkröten = turtles + tortoises, Testudinidae, Testudo, Testudo horsfieldii Creators: Buchtová, Knotek, Páč, Tichy Collection: Acta Veterinaria Brno |
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Testudinidae The sensory corpuscles of Testudo horsfieldii in the skin of the upper lip and face were studied with light and electron microscopy. The sensory corpuscles were situated under epidermis; in the corium and also between the upper jaw bone tissues in the rostral part of oral cavity. The skin sensory corpuscles with a ramified inner core were grouped in clusters. Within the corpuscle there were several simple inner cores embedded within a common superficial capsule. The complex corpuscles have a novel structure in comparison to what has been described for sensory nerve endings in turtle. The complex sensory corpuscles probably function as mechanoreceptors important for monitoring the movement of the keratinized ridges and the most rostral part of the upper jaw, the rhamphotheci.
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