title: Morphology of the filiform lingual papillae in porcupine (Hystrix cristata).
abstract: The light and scanning electron microscopic structure of the filiform lingual papillae was studied in five adult porcupine (three males and two females). The tongue was characterised by a round tip, a rostral median sulcus and a deep lingual fossa which was situated just rostral to a prominent inter-molar eminence corresponding to a torus linguae. The filiform papillae were curved, enclosed a large connective tissue core and were separated by wide inter-papillary zones covered by a thick epithelium. Most filiform papillae had a cylindrical shape, but the rostral and central parts of the tongue contained a number of flat, comb-shaped papillae with rounded tips.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey. meryemkaran@hotmail.com
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Karan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aydin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004848:Epithelium / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005260:Female; D005881:Gingiva / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008297:Male; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D046328:Porcupines / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D014059:Tongue / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000648:ultrastructure