ORIGEM E DISTRIBUIÇÃO DA ARTÉRIA CELÍACA DE AVESTRUZES (Struthio camelus)

The exploration of ostriches aims at trading meat, feathers, leather and grease. The digestive system is intimately related to productivity, and the celiac artery is amongst the major vessels responsible for its nutrition. The artery´s origin and distribution was studied here. In 30 specimens, the l...

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Published inCiência animal brasileira Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 108 - 114
Main Authors Vasconcelos, Bruno Gomes, Silva, Frederico O. Carneiro e, Miranda, Renata Lima de, Pereira, Cheston C. Honorato, Santos, Amilton Cesar dos, Miglino, Maria Angelica
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Universidade Federal de Goiás 30.03.2012
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birds
digestive system
irrigation
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Summary:The exploration of ostriches aims at trading meat, feathers, leather and grease. The digestive system is intimately related to productivity, and the celiac artery is amongst the major vessels responsible for its nutrition. The artery´s origin and distribution was studied here. In 30 specimens, the left ischiatic artery was cannulated for the injection of a blood vessels marker solution and then fixed in formalin solution 10% via deep intramuscular, subcutaneous and intracavitary applications. We concluded that this artery originated from the descending aorta, its first branch is ventral and it headed for the right side sending branches to: esophagus, proventriculus, ventriculus, spleen, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, duodenum, ileum, left and right cecum.
ISSN:1518-2797
1809-6891
1089-6891
DOI:10.5216/cab.v13i1.15520