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Year 2015 - Volume 35, Number 7
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Glial cells of the central nervous system of Bothrops jararaca (Reptilia, Ofidae): an ultrastructural study, 35(7):685-690
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ABSTRACT.- Bondan E.F., Martins M.F.M., Sinigaglia-Coimbra R., Rici R.E.G., Miglino M.A., Graca D.L. & Zacariotti R.L. 2015. Glial cells of the central nervous system of Bothrops jararaca (Reptilia, Ofidae): an ultrastructural study. Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira 35(7):685-690. Departamento de Patologia Ambiental e Experimental, Universidade Paulista, Rua Luís Góis 2211, São Paulo, SP 04043-200, Brazil. E-mail: bondan@uol.com.br
Although ultrastructural characteristics of mature neuroglia in the central nervous system (CNS) are very well described in mammals, much less is known in reptiles, especially serpents. In this context, two specimens of Bothrops jararaca were euthanized for morphological analysis of CNS glial cells. Samples from telencephalon, mesencephalon and spinal cord were collected and processed for light and transmission electron microscopy investigation. Astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, microglial cells and ependymal cells, as well as myelin sheaths, presented similar ultrastructural features to those already observed in mammals and tended to maintain their general aspect all over the distinct CNS regions observed. Morphological similarities between reptilian and mammalian glia are probably linked to their evolutionary conservation throughout vertebrate phylogeny. |
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