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The Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology
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From: Anatomical and histological study on the tongue of two different species Ptychadena mascareniensis and Hemidactylus turcicus from the Egyptian environment

Fig. 1

A A photomicrograph to show the anterior and posterior parts of the tongue (AT & PT); buccal cavity (BC) of Ptychadena mascareniensis filled with mucus (Mu), B The buccal cavity (BC) of Hemidactylus turcicus filled with mucoid secretions (Mu) and showing the anterior and posterior parts of the tongue (AT & PT); C a photomicrograph of a longitudinal section of the middle region of the tongue of P. mascareniensis stained with H & E showing mucosa (M), submucosa (SM), mucous glands (MG) and their ducts (DMG) and circular muscle bundles (CMB), X 100; D, a photomicrograph of a longitudinal section of the posterior region of the tongue of P. mascareniensis stained with H & E showing keratinized filiform papillae (Fi) and cuboid (CP) papillae on the mucosa (M), X 400

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