title: [Morphometric analysis of the sciatic nerve and its principal branches in the pigeon (Columba livia)].
abstract: The methodological approach used in this study is to characterize the number, the density and the diameter distribution of myelinated fibers (MFs) and unmyelinated fibers (UMFs) in sciatic nerve and its main branches of pigeon. The results have shown that the fiber composition is quite variable because in pigeon there are relatively MF with thin myelin sheaths and MF with thicker sheaths. Our data suggest that morphometric analysis could represent a helpful methodological approach to better characterize these systems.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Anatomia degli animali domestici, Facoltà di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Messina.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vita
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Muglia
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ciriaco
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Gugliotta
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Abbate
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Laurà
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Germanà
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Germanà
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D010856:Columbidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D008297:Male; D009413:Nerve Fibers, Myelinated / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012584:Sciatic Nerve / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D013979:Tibial Nerve / Q000033:anatomy & histology
vernacular_title: Analisi morfometrica del nervo ischiatico e dei suoi rami principali nel colombo (Columba livia).