title: Morphological characteristics of renal artery and kidney in rats.
abstract: The gross anatomy and morphometry of the kidney and renal arteries were studied in the strains of laboratory rat: Sprague-Dawley (Sp) and Wistar (W) rats. Total of 106 three-dimensional endocasts of the intrarenal arteries of kidney that were prepared using standard injection-corrosion techniques were examined. A single renal artery was observed in 100% of the cases. The renal arteries were divided into a dorsal and a ventral branch. The dorsal and ventral branches were divided into two branches, the cranial and caudal branch. Renal arteries were classified into types I and II, depending on the cranial and caudal branches and their made of branching. The present study also showed that the right kidney was slightly heavier than the left one and that the kidney of the male was generally larger than that of the female. The mean live weights of the Sprague-Dawley and Wistar rats were found to be 258.26 ± 5.9 and 182.4 ± 19.05 g, respectively. The kidney weights were significantly correlated (P < 0.01) with body weights. The kidney weights were not found significantly correlated (P > 0.01) with the length of renal arteries.
authors.affiliation: Adana Veterinary Control and Research Institute, 01150 Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Atilla
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yoldas
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Selçuk, 42031 Konya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mustafa Orhun
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Dayan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D007668:Kidney / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size / Q000502:physiology; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology*; D012737:Sex Factors; D013045:Species Specificity
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