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An ultrastructural study of the mucous cells of the intestinal epithelium of four lacertilian species (Lacerta lepida, Lacerta hispanica, Psammodromus algirus and Acanthodactylus erythrurus) is here reported. Two types of mucous cells have been found in these species: common mucous cells and granular mucous cells. Immature and mature forms of both types have been observed. The common mucous cells or typical goblet cells have the same characteristics in all four species. The granules of the granular mucous cells of the two species of Lacerta are similar but differ from those of the other two species.
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Martín-Lacave, I., Montero, C., López-Muñoz, J.M. et al. Ultrastructural study of the epithelial mucous cells in lizards (Lacertilia). Cell Tissue Res. 221, 679–686 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00215710
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