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Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science, Vol s3-93, 289-306, Copyright © 1952 by Company of Biologists

The Innervation of the Skin of Teleost Fishes

MARY WHITEAR 1

1 Department of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy, University College, London

A detailed study of the innervation of the skin of teleosts by fibres of the general cutaneous system has demonstrated anatomical differences which may be correlated with the various senses known to be mediated by these nerves. The anatomy of the plexus which these nerves form in the skin is very similar to that of other vertebrates which have been studied. There exist in the epidermis certain elongated cells, which may be isolated sensory cells taking part in the perception of ‘common chemical’ stimuli. It is possible to trace single fibres throughout a considerable part of their course in the skin; a study has been made of the distribution at the surface of the branches of certain fibres of a type which is almost certainly tactile.






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