title: Macroanatomical investigation of the aorticorenal ganglion in 1-day-old infant sheep.
abstract: The aorticorenal gland belongs to the paired splanchnic ganglion, which is the main component of the coeliac plexus. It lies near the renal artery and suprarenal gland. The research was conducted on 13 1-day-old infant sheep - eight males and five females. Based on the conducted studies, it was concluded that the aorticorenal ganglion is characterized by the variable location in relation to the abdominal aorta, renal artery, caudal vena cava and suprarenal gland (holotopy), the thoracic and lumbar segment of the vertebral column (skeletotopy) (between L(1) and L(3)) and also a different shape (elongated, round, triangular, oval) as well as variable length (the aorticorenal ganglion is longer on the left side of the body; 2.72 mm) and distance from the caudal end of the suprarenal gland (longer on the left side of the body; 8.34 mm). With regard to the sex of the animal, the ganglion is the longest on the left side in ewes (3.02 mm), while in rams it is the longest on the right side (2.68 mm). Regarding the division according to sex, the longest segment was observed on the right side in ewes (9.27 mm), and the shortest segment in rams was also on the right side (6.84 mm).
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Anatomy and Histology, University of Environmental and Life Sciences in Wrocław, ul. Kozuchowska 1/3, 51-631 Wrocław, Poland. lestat_v@poczta.onet.pl
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Klećkowska-Nawrot
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kaczyńska
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Jakubowska
mesh_terms: D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000098:blood supply; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D002447:Celiac Plexus / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000098:blood supply; D005260:Female; D005728:Ganglia, Sympathetic / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000098:blood supply; D007668:Kidney / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D012737:Sex Factors; D012756:Sheep / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D014684:Venae Cavae / Q000033:anatomy & histology