The arterial segments in eapybara spleen (Hydrochoerus hydrochoeris)

Authors

  • Ademir Germinaro Fundação de Ensino Superior Octavio Bastos, São João da Boa Vista, São Paulo, SP
  • Erika Renata Branco Fundação de Ensino Superior Octavio Bastos, São João da Boa Vista, São Paulo, SP
  • Maria Angélica Miglino Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Departamento de Cirurgia, São Paulo, SP
  • Liberato J.A. Didio Universidade de Santo Amaro, São Paulo, SP
  • Wilson Machado de Souza Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Faculdade de Odontologia, Departamento de Apoio, Produção e Saúde Animal, Araçatuba, SP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2318-3659.v34i4p196-202

Keywords:

Segment, Arteries, Spleen, Capybara

Abstract

The authors studied the branching of the splenic artery in the spleen of 28 capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochoeris), youngers and adults, males and females. The number of arterial segments of the capybara spleen varies from 5 to 16, more frequentely 10. Number of the lobes of the spleen varies from 3 to 7. There are a correlation between Ihe lobes and segments. One acessory
spleen appears in 21.4% of the case.

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Published

1997-08-01

Issue

Vol. 34 No. 4 (1997)

Section

BASIC SCIENCES

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How to Cite

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Germinaro A, Branco ER, Miglino MA, Didio LJ, Souza WM de. The arterial segments in eapybara spleen (Hydrochoerus hydrochoeris). Braz. J. Vet. Res. Anim. Sci. [Internet]. 1997 Aug. 1 [cited 2026 Sep. 29];34(4):196-202. Available from: https://revistas.usp.br/bjvras/article/view/50293