Vascular network of the rat hippocampus is not homogeneous along the septotemporal axis.
Qualitative and quantitative image analysis of hippocampal vascular bed, after transcardial perfusion of India ink, reveals significant differences among hippocampal subfields and along the septotemporal axis of the rat hippocampus. Ventral hippocampus exhibits significantly higher levels of vascularization compared to dorsal hippocampus, which, however, is characterized by significantly higher capillary density. These results may explain the selective ischemia vulnerability of hippocampus along its septotemporal axis.
Grivas
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Laboratory of Anatomy and Histology, Veterinary School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Michaloudi
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Batzios
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Chiotelli
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Papatheodoropoulos
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Kostopoulos
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Papadopoulos
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D000818:Animals; D001808:Blood Vessels / Q000502:physiology*; D002244:Carbon; D004396:Coloring Agents / Q000378:metabolism; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D009434:Neural Pathways / Q000502:physiology; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D012688:Septum Pellucidum / Q000502:physiology
D004396:Coloring Agents; C028433:chinese ink; D002244:Carbon