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The conus papillaris of Ophisaurus apodus consists of blood vessels and pigment cells. The capillary walls are formed by endothelial cells, scarce pericytes and basal laminae. The cell bodies are attenuated and the plasmalemma of their luminal and abluminal surfaces forms microvilli. The perivascular space is well developed, containing nerve fibers and their terminals. Similar localization and ultrastructure of avian pecten oculi and lacertilian conus papillaris suggest homology of these structures.
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Jasiński, A. Fine structure of capillaries in the conus papillaris of the limbless lizard, Ophisaurus apodus (Anguidae, Lacertilia). Cell Tissue Res. 182, 421–424 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00219776
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