Some anatomical studies on the mesenteric arteries in . the red fox (Vulpes Vulpes) [electronic resource].

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The present study was carried out on four healthy adult red foxes to clarify the obscure mesenteric arteries, which and their branches which are usually involved in intestinal surgery. A suspension of 5% Barium sulphate was used in this work as both radio-opaque and vessel filler material. The results proved that the cranial mesenteric artery of the red fox arose from the abdominal aorta, at the level of the second lumbar vertebra. entered the cranial mesentery forming its root,then proceeded caudoventrally in the mesojejunum and continued as the last ileal artery.

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