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From: Placentation in dolphins from the Amazon River Basin: the Boto, Inia geoffrensis, and the Tucuxi, Sotalia fluviatilis

Figure 2

Umbilical cord of the boto, Inia geoffrensis (A, C-D) and the tucuxi, Sotalia fluviatilis (B). (A) Plaque of squamous metaplasia on surface of the cord. PAS. (B) Plaque of squamous metaplasia invested by stratified squamous epithelium. Note the presence of macrophages within the tissue (arrows). Masson's triple stain. (C) Blood vessels in the stroma of the cord. PAS. (D) Smooth muscle bundles (arrows) in the stroma of the cord. PAS. Scale bars = 100 μm (A, C), 50 μm (B, D).

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Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

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