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Scanning electron microscope study of the esophagogastric junction in the tufted capuchin monkey, Cebus apella
I Watanabe1, R A Lopes, A de Carvalho
1Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas e Faculdade de Odontologia de Ribeirão Preto Universidade de São Paulo, Brasil.
Abstract:
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.