[The structure and ultrastructure of the pulp in Vipera aspis (Viperidae)].
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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D000818:Animals; D003782:Dental Pulp / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D003786:Dental Pulp Cavity / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006652:Histological Techniques; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D012911:Snakes / Q000033:anatomy & histology*
Structure et ultrastructure de la pulpe de Vipera aspis (Viperidae).