<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The aim of this paper was to compare the level of origin of the renal arteries in the rabbit and hare. The study was carried out on ten adult rabbits and ten adult European hares using the corrosion cast technique. After the euthanasia, the vascular network was perfused with saline. Batson’s corrosion casting kit No. 17 was used as a casting medium. After polymerization of the medium, the maceration was carried out in KOH solution. We found variable levels of the origin of renal arteries in the rabbit, in the hare and between both species. In the rabbit, the right renal artery originated at the level of the second lumbar vertebra in 70 % of the cases and at the level of the first lumbar vertebra in 30 % of the cases, and the left-sided renal artery originated in 60 % of the cases at the level of the second lumbar vertebra and at the level of the third lumbar vertebra in 40 % of the cases. In the hare, the bilateral renal arteries originated at the level of the second lumbar vertebra. According to the results, it can be concluded that the origin level of the renal arteries from the abdominal aorta is more variable in the domesticated rabbit in comparison with the hare.</p></abstract>

The aim of this paper was to compare the level of origin of the renal arteries in the rabbit and hare. The study was carried out on ten adult rabbits and ten adult European hares using the corrosion cast technique. After the euthanasia, the vascular network was perfused with saline. Batson’s corrosion casting kit No. 17 was used as a casting medium. After polymerization of the medium, the maceration was carried out in KOH solution. We found variable levels of the origin of renal arteries in the rabbit, in the hare and between both species. In the rabbit, the right renal artery originated at the level of the second lumbar vertebra in 70 % of the cases and at the level of the first lumbar vertebra in 30 % of the cases, and the left-sided renal artery originated in 60 % of the cases at the level of the second lumbar vertebra and at the level of the third lumbar vertebra in 40 % of the cases. In the hare, the bilateral renal arteries originated at the level of the second lumbar vertebra. According to the results, it can be concluded that the origin level of the renal arteries from the abdominal aorta is more variable in the domesticated rabbit in comparison with the hare.

Anatomical Comparison of the Renal Arteries in the Rabbit and European Hare

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The aim of this paper was to compare the level of origin of the renal arteries in the rabbit and hare. The study was carried out on ten adult rabbits and ten...

Anatomical Comparison of the Renal Arteries in the Rabbit and European Hare

Publié en ligne: 29 déc. 2017

Pages: 12 - 16

Reçu: 07 juil. 2017

Accepté: 25 août 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/fv-2017-0032

Mots clés
abdominal aorta, corrosion cast, European hare, rabbit, renal artery

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This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Anatomical Comparison of the Renal Arteries in the Rabbit and European Hare

Publié en ligne: 29 déc. 2017

Pages: 12 - 16

Reçu: 07 juil. 2017

Accepté: 25 août 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/fv-2017-0032

Mots clésabdominal aorta, corrosion cast, European hare, rabbit, renal artery

© 2018

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Mots clés
abdominal aorta, corrosion cast, European hare, rabbit, renal artery