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Morphological and Histochemical Characterization of the Dermal Plates of Pleco (Hypostomus plecostomus)

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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 May 2020

Soha A. Soliman Open the ORCID record for Soha A. Soliman [Opens in a new window] ,
Basma Mohamed Kamal Open the ORCID record for Basma Mohamed Kamal [Opens in a new window] ,
Alaa S. Abuo-Elhmad Open the ORCID record for Alaa S. Abuo-Elhmad [Opens in a new window]  and
Hanan H. Abd-Elhafeez Open the ORCID record for Hanan H. Abd-Elhafeez [Opens in a new window]
Soha A. Soliman
Affiliation:
Department of Histology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, South Valley University, Qena83523, Egypt
Basma Mohamed Kamal
Affiliation:
Anatomy and Embryology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Sadat City University, Sadat City, Egypt
Alaa S. Abuo-Elhmad
Affiliation:
Anatomy, Embryology and Histology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt Department of Respiratory Care, Faculty of Medical Applied Sciences, Jazan University, Saudi Arabia
Hanan H. Abd-Elhafeez*
Affiliation:
Anatomy, Embryology and Histology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
*
*Author for correspondence: Hanan H. Abd-Elhafeez, E-mail: hhmmzz91@gmail.com
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Abstract

Studying the dermal skeleton in fish is valuable for phylogenetic specification. The current study describes the detailed structure of the plecostomus dermal skeleton, including its morphogenesis and distribution in the skin. The denticles have a crown and a basal part and are embedded in bony depressions, to which they are attached by denticle ligaments. During denticle morphogenesis, denticle papillae formed from denticle precursor cells align in two cellular layers: an outer ameloblast precursor layer and an inner odontoblast precursor layer. The ameloblast precursors and odontoblast precursors differentiate and secrete enamel and dentine, respectively. We used different histochemical techniques, including Crossmon's trichrome staining, Weigert–Van Gieson staining, periodic acid–Schiff (PAS) staining, combined Alcian blue (AB; pH 2.5)/PAS staining, Weigert–Van Gieson staining, Mallory trichrome staining, and AB staining to distinguish the dentine and denticle ligaments. We used acridine orange to detect lysosome activity during denticle eruption. Transmission electron microscopy was used to detect the denticle ultrastructure, and scanning electron microscopy was used to detect the topographic distributions of different types of dermal tissues in different anatomical regions.

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bony scutedenticle distributionhistochemical stainplecostomusTEM
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Micrographia
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Microscopy and Microanalysis , Volume 26 , Issue 3 , June 2020 , pp. 551 - 566
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Copyright © Microscopy Society of America 2020

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