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Arterial Vascularization of the Pineal Gland in the Fetus of Zavot‐bred Cattle
Author(s) -
Aslan K.,
Ozcan S.,
Aksoy G.,
Kurtul I.,
Dursun N.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
anatomia, histologia, embryologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.34
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1439-0264
pISSN - 0340-2096
DOI - 10.1046/j.1439-0264.2003.00443.x
Subject(s) - anatomy , pineal gland , fetus , anastomosis , dissection (medical) , cerebral arteries , carotid arteries , external carotid artery , medicine , biology , pregnancy , melatonin , surgery , genetics
Summary This study aimed at revealing arterial vascularization of the pineal gland of the Zavot‐bred foetus. Twenty foetuses, regardless of their sex, at the age of 2–7 months were used. Coloured‐latex was injected by way of both the right and left common carotid arteries. Then, dissection was performed and vessels nourishing the pineal gland were documented. The pineal gland is vascularized by a number of 2–5 central rami. A small vessel arising from each of the central rami in two foetuses (10%) was shown anastomosing with a branch of the cranial cerebral artery, which advances in cranio‐caudal direction in the callosal groove. Hence, anastomoses were observed between several sub‐branches of each caudal cerebral and cranial cerebellar arteries.