Structure et ultrastructure de la pulpe de Vipera aspis (viperidae)
Keywords:
Viperidae, fangs, pulp, structure, ultrastructureAbstract
The present paper using classical and transmission electron microscopy brings the first data on the pulp of the fangs of Viperidae (poisonous serpents with terrestrial or semi-aquatic habits).
The pulp of the fangs of Viperidae shows a poor collagen and fibroblast content and a high developed vascular system.
The odontoblasts are polarized, with a high organelle content. The interconnections are constituted of lateral «gap junction» systems.
At a late secretion stage, the odontoblastic processes show a poor cytoplasm, mainly constituted of microfilaments.
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