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Fig. 14

From: Histological and ultrastructural characterization of the dorso-ventral skin of the juvenile and the adult starry puffer fish (Arothron stellatus, Anonymous 1798)

Fig. 14

Histological micrographs of the dorsal surface skin of the adult starry puffer fish showing: Epidermis (Ep), basement membrane (BM), dermis (De) with stratum laxum (SL) and stratum compactum (SC), club cell (red arrowheads), mucous cell (white arrowheads, bony plate (BP), taste buds (TB), basal cells (Bc), supporting cells (S), sensory hairs (SH), chromatophores (blue arrowheads), and blood vessels (BV). H&E stain. Magnifications are X40 (a, d, g), and X100 (b, c, e, f, h, i)

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