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Vascular grafts in the rat model: An anatomic study
Author(s) -
Blain Brantley,
Zhang Feng,
Jones Matthew,
Richards Laura,
Fischer Kenneth,
DorsettMartin Wanda,
Lineaweaver William C.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
microsurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.031
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1098-2752
pISSN - 0738-1085
DOI - 10.1002/micr.1014
Subject(s) - medicine , microsurgery , rat model , surgery , animal model , vascular network , anatomy
Vascular grafts in animal models have been used extensively in the microsurgical laboratory, and the rat offers an excellent source of graft to meet these needs. In this study, we compiled a list of vessels that were previously identified in experimental literature for use as vascular grafts in the rat model. We then dissected and measured both arterial and venous grafts taken from these sites in 12 adult rats. The surgical procedure for approaching each vascular graft was recorded. The diameter and harvestable length, the start and end points, and the number of branches of the graft were tabulated. We believe that these data will provide valuable insight applicable to the use of the rat vascular graft in microsurgical research and training. © 2001 Wiley‐Liss, Inc. Microsurgery 21:80–83 2001