The vascular stiffening mechanism in the tongue of the echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus)
- 1 June 1970
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in The Anatomical Record
- Vol. 167 (2) , 197-204
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ar.1091670207
Abstract
An extensive vascular arrangement resembling erectile tissue is described in the tongue of an anteating Monotreme, the Echidna. Its possible function as a stiffening mechanism is discussed in relation to observations on living animals.Keywords
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