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ازهار رحيم حسين bio - Azhaar Raheem Hussein
PhD - assistant professor
College of Education for Pure Sciences (Ibn Al-Haitham) , Deparment of Biology
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Publication Date
Sun Jan 31 2016
Journal Name
Iraqi Journal Of Biotechnology
Morphological, Histological and Ultrustructural Study of the Tongue in House Geecko (Hemidactylus flaviviridis) Lizard
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The aim of this study to investigate the tongue morphology and histology in house gecko Hemidactylus flaviviridis using light and scanning electron –microscopy (SEM ) technique.The morphology result revealed the presence of three parts : apex , body and lingual root .The light microscopy result showed that the tongue is covered with mucous membrane composed of non keratinized stratified squamous epithelium based on lamina propria which contain bundles of striated muscles its fibers in different directions including connective tissue , blood vessels and nerves. The lingual mucosa of the dorsal surface is covered with different pattern of lingual papillae which are widely distributed all over the dorsal surface except the apex. Noticed on t

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