Scanning electron microscope study of the esophagogastric junction in the tufted capuchin monkey, Cebus apella.
A scanning electron microscopic study of the esophagogastric junction in the Cebus apella monkey showed the following characteristics: Numerous irregular folds with epithelial cells polyhedral in shape and in longitudinal extension; the luminal surface of the glandular epithelium presents a dome-shaped mucous cells with a cobblestone-like topography.
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Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas e Faculdade de Odontologia de Ribeirão Preto Universidade de São Paulo, Brasil.
Lopes
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de Carvalho
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Semprini
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D000818:Animals; D002427:Cebidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D002428:Cebus / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D004848:Epithelium / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004943:Esophagogastric Junction / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning