Anatomy of pineal complex in climbing perch, Anabas testudineus Bloch, 1795
2011
Jirapat Voravijitkul(Kasetsart University, Bangkok (Thailand). Graduate School. Department of Zoology) E-mail:[email protected] | Somphop Navephap(Kasetsart University, Bangkok (Thailand). Faculty of Science. Department of Zoology) | Thiraporn Anuntasethakul(Kasetsart University, Bangkok (Thailand). Faculty of Science. Department of Zoology) | Pintip Karnasuta(Kasetsart University, Bangkok (Thailand). Faculty of Science. Department of Zoology)
Pineal complex in climbing perch consisted of the pineal gland, the parapineal organ and the dorsal sac. The pineal gland emerged from the diencephalic roof, between the telencephalic hemispheres and the optic lobe. It was composed of a narrow, very long pineal stalk and it ends in a expanded structure, the pineal vesicle. Histological study found at least two kinds of cells scattered in the pineal stalk and the pineal vesicle. The parapineal organ was small and located at the rostral to the pineal stalk. Its cells lied closely packed in the surrounding of the organ. The dorsal sac, a hollow and folded structure, located at the base of the pineal stalk and consisted of pinealocyte. Moreover, both the pineal vesicle and parapineal organ exhibited a conspicuous internal lumen.
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