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Year 2016 - Volume 36, Number 1001
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Morphological description of heart and large vessels of the jacaré-do-pantanal (Caiman yacare Daudin, 1802) from a crocodile breeding Center, 36(Supl.1):8-14
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ABSTRACT.- Alves A.C., Ribeiro D.B.C.L., Cotrin J.V., Resende H.R.A., Drummond C.D., Almeida F.R.C.L., Vicente Neto J. & Sousa R.V. 2016. [Morphological description of heart and large vessels of the jacaré-do-pantanal (Caiman yacare Daudin, 1802) from a crocodile breeding Center.] Descrição morfológica do coração do jacaré-do-pantanal (Caiman yacare Daudin, 1802) proveniente de zoocriadouro. Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira 36(Supl.1):8-14. Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Cx. Postal 3037, Lavras, MG 37200-000, Brazil. E-mail: rvsousa@dmv.ufla.br
The aim of this study was to describe anatomical and histological aspects of the heart of Caiman yacare from a crocodile breeding center. For this purpose, we have chosen and further studied 13 specimens which were perfused and preserved in a 10% formaldehyde solution and they were subjected to the specific anatomical techniques. The heart was separated and samples were collected and submitted to the specific histological procedures. Macroscopically, the heart is four-chambered and besides two atria and two ventricles, has a structure called arterial cone from which the large vessels of the heart emerge. Two aortas, left and right, were identified. The left aorta emerges from the right ventricle and communicates with the systemic trunk through the Foramen of Panizza. From a histological point of view, the heart is typically composed of epicardium, myocardium and endocardium. According to these observations, it is assumed that the histology of the heart of “Jacaré-do-Pantanal” is similar to other species of reptiles. However, there are some anatomic particularities, which possibly represent the adaptations allowing the perpetuation of the species. |
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