Horseshoe kidneys in vervet monkeys.
Two cases of horseshoe kidneys in vervet monkeys are described. Apart from the fusion, the rest of the urogenital system was anatomically normal and renal function was apparently not affected by this condition. The microanatomy was normal in both cases.
Seier
J V
JV
Research Institute for Nutritional Diseases of the South African Medical Research Council, Tygerberg.
Fincham
J E
JE
Taljaard
J J
JJ
D000818:Animals; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops / Q000002:abnormalities*; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male