01692naa a2200289 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000180006024501130007826000090019152008690020065000220106965000270109165000130111865000190113165300090115065300130115965300080117265300190118070000250119970000270122470000190125170000190127070000170128970000220130677300740132820370682016-02-16       2015    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d1 aBONDAN, E. F.  aGlial cells of the central nervous system of Botyhrops jararaca (Reptilia, ofidae) an ultrastructural study.  c2015  aAlthough ultrastructural characteristics of mature neuroglia in the central nervous system (CNS) are very well described in mammals, much less is known in reptiles, especially serpents. In this context, two specimens of Bothrops jararaca were euthanized for morphological analysis of CNS glial cells. Samples from telencephalon, mesencephalon and spinal cord were collected and processed for light and transmission electron microscopy investigation. Astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, microglial cells and ependymal cells, as well as myelin sheaths, presented similar ultrastructural features to those already observed in mammals and tended to maintain their general aspect all over the distinct CNS regions observed. Morphological similarities between reptilian and mammalian glia are probably linked to their evolutionary conservation throughout vertebrate phylogeny.  aBothrops jararaca  aCentral nervous system  aReptiles  aUltrastructure  aGlia  aRépteis  aSNC  aUltraestrutura1 aMARTINS, M. de F. M.1 aSINIGAGLIA-COIMBRA, R.1 aRICI, R. E. G.1 aMIGLINO, M. A.1 aGRACA, D. L.1 aZACARIOTTI, R. L.  tPesquisa Veterinária Brasileiragv. 35, n.7, p. 685-690, julho 2015.