ISSN:
1432-0878
Keywords:
Salamander skin
;
Skin capillaries
;
Poison gland capillaries
;
Microcorrosion casts
;
Scanning electron microscopy
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Summary Microcorrosion casts of blood vessels in the skin of the spotted salamander, Salamandra salamandra L., were studied using scanning electron microscopy. The investigated vessels include a subepidermal network of respiratory capillaries and the vessels of poison glands. A hypothesis is proposed, according to which both types of vascular beds possess a common origin. Probable factors involved in the differentiation of the primary netword of the subepidermal vessels in larvae are indicated and speculation concerning the supposed mosaic type of circulation in the capillaries of the subepidermal respiratory bed is presented.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00236356
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