title: [A comparison of the microvascular architecture of the knee joints of humans and Macaca mulatta].
abstract: The blood supply and the microvascular architecture of the knee joint in Macaca mulatta were investigated. 24 lower limb specimens were injected with a barium sulfate suspension via the common iliac artery. The results were then compared with human knee joint data obtained by other authors. We found no evident difference in knee joint blood supply between the two species, but a few variances did exist. Therefore we considered it correct to use the knee joint of the Macaca mulatta as a model in medical experiments, but in an experiment on the regional area or some structures of the knee joint, several variances must be considered before drawing conclusions.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Basic Medicine of PUMC, Beijing.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000098:blood supply*; D008253:Macaca mulatta / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D008297:Male; D008833:Microcirculation / Q000648:ultrastructure