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- Title
Histología y morfometría de piel del pez Eremophilus mutisii (Trychomecteridae, Siluriformes).
- Authors
Lizarazo, Rocío Johanna Bonilla; Virguez, Marllury Quintero; Ramírez, Edwin Gómez; Caicedo, Daniel Rodríguez; Giraldo, Hernán Hurtado
- Abstract
The tropical freshwater fish Eremophylus mutisii is endemic to the Cundinamarca highland in Colombia. Skin samples (0.5×0.5 cm²) were taken from 11 specimens at six body parts (mandible, dorsal head, dorsal trunk, caudal trunk, medial trunk and abdominal area), fixed in 4% formaldehyde, dehydrated in 95% ethanol and 99% isopropanol, embedded in paraffin and sectioned at 5 μm. The skin is made of two mayor cutaneous layers (epidermis and dermis) and a subcutaneous layer (hypodermis). The epidermis presents three layers with secretory cells, epithelial cells and a few taste buds; the dermis is separated from the epidermis by a basal membrane. We observed fibroblasts, two layers of melanophors and some blood vessels; the hypodermis has vascularized adipose tissue. Skin thickness changes with body area; the dermis is thicker than the epidermis; skin has more club cells than mucous cells. The medial trunk area has the largest number of club and mucous cells. The skin of E. mutissi seems to mainly have a protective function.
- Subjects
COLOMBIA; EPITHELIUM; FRESHWATER fishes; FRESHWATER animals; FISHES
- Publication
Revista de Biología Tropical, 2008, Vol 56, Issue 2, p885
- ISSN
0034-7744
- Publication type
Article