title: Branches of the hepatic artery in red fox.
abstract: In 30 red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) the origin, course and division of the branches of the hepatic artery were studied. The hepatic artery gave off 3 following branches: right lateral branch, right medial branch and left one. Most often (60% of cases) they arose as a common trunk. In 60% cases the right lateral branch supplied the right lateral hepatic lobe and caudate process of the liver while in 40% cases it supplied the right lateral hepatic lobe, only. Most often (66.7% of cases), the right medial branch supplied the right medial hepatic lobe and gall bladder. In 30% of cases the branch supplied furthermore the quadrate lobe of the liver and in few cases (3.3%) the both, right medial hepatic lobe and quadrate lobe. Rami of the left branch penetrate the left hepatic lobes, papillary process and quadrate lobe (73.3% of cases) and rarely, the left hepatic lobes and papillary process (26.7% of cases).
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Anatomy, Agricultural Academy, Poznań, Poland.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Knasiecka
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005589:Foxes / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006499:Hepatic Artery / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D008297:Male