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Numerical Vertebral Variations and Transitional Vertebrae in the Goat
Author(s) -
Simoens P.,
Vos N. R. de,
Lauwers H.,
Nicaise M.
Publication year - 1983
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 - 10.1111/j.1439-0264.1983.tb01006.x
Subject(s) - anatomy , thoracic vertebrae , biology , lumbar vertebrae , geology , lumbar
This study of 185 vertebral columns of male and female goats describes the gross variation in numbers of segmental vertebrae and the occurrence of a variety of transitional vertebrae. The variations in number and gross anatomical organization of transitional vertebrae are discussed and a hypothesis presented to explain their occurrence.