Figures 37-46. – Carassius auratus. Figures 37-40. – TEM Control scales. Figure 37 in The elasmoid scales of teleosts: from structure to bioinspired materials

Figures 37-46. – Carassius auratus. Figures 37-40. – TEM Control scales. Figure 37. – Flat hyposquamal scleroblasts (hs) synthesise the thick collagen fibrils of the plywood-like structure of the basal plate and the thin TC fibres (tc) crossing the plywood-like structure. Figure 38. – Collagen fibrils are coaligned with the Mts and micro- filaments (arrows) underlying the plasma membrane of the hyposquamal scleroblast. Figure 39. – Detail of the secretory surface of a hyposquamal scleroblast. The microfibrils and the Mts have changed their direction and are coaligned with the newly synthesized collagen fibrils forming a new layer. Figure 40. – Detail of the secretory surface of a hyposquamal scleroblast. Mts (arrowhead) located in the vicinity of the plasma membrane are in parallel with the innermost thick collagen fibrils. Figures 41- 44. – Four-day-regenerating scale. Figure 41. – TEM. The hyposquamal scleroblasts are tall prismatic cells with well-developed RER and Golgi areas. Figure 42. – Freeze-fracture. Gap junction between two hyposquamal scleroblasts. Figure 43. – TEM. The innermost collagen fibrils and the Mts