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Year 2017 - Volume 37, Number 1
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Origin and distribution of the main arteries of the thoracic limb of Cuniculus paca (Linnaeus, 1766), 37(1):79-82
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ABSTRACT.- Leal L.M., Samidi S., De Oliveira F.S., Sasahara T.H.C., Minto B.W. & Machado M.R.F. 2017. [Origin and distribution of the main arteries of the thoracic limb of Cuniculus paca (Linnaeus, 1766).] Origem e distribuição das principais artérias do membro torácico de Cuniculus paca (Linnaeus, 1766). Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira 37(1):79-82. Faculdade Ingá, Uningá, Rodovia PR-317, 6114, Parque Industrial Duzentos, Maringá, PR 87035-510, Brazil. E-mail: leonardo.vet@hotmail.com
The aim of this study is to describe the arteries of the thoracic limb of paca (Cuniculos paca Linanaeus, 1766) by dissecting the region. We used 10 adult paca, males and females, weighting between five to 10 kg obtained from the breeding group at the Wild Animals Sector of FCAV, Unesp, Jaboticabal-SP. The animals were injected with latex by the left common carotid artery to fill and stain all the arterial system, followed by the fixation in 10% formaldehyde and preservation in 30% saline solution for anatomical dissection of the main arteries of the aortic arch, arm, forearm, identifying the origin and distribution of these vessels. The results were photodocumented and discussed based on literature about domestic animals and wild rodent. In general, the arteries of the thoracic limb of paca are similar to the domestic carnivores, rat and guinea pig. |
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