Jornal Vascular Brasileiro
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Morphometric analysis of rat femoral vessels under a video magnification system

Análise morfométrica dos vasos femorais de ratos sob magnificação por sistema de vídeo

Rui Sergio Monteiro de Barros, Rafael Aquino Leal, Renan Kleber Costa Teixeira, Vitor Nagai Yamaki, Felipe Lobato da Silva Costa, Daniel Haber Feijó, Andre Lopes Valente

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Abstract

The right femoral vessels of 80 rats were identified and dissected. External lengths and diameters of femoral arteries and femoral veins were measured using either a microscope or a video magnification system. Findings were correlated to animals’ weights. Mean length was 14.33 mm for both femoral arteries and femoral veins, mean diameter of arteries was 0.65 mm and diameter of veins was 0.81 mm. In our sample, rats’ body weights were only correlated with the diameter of their femoral veins.

Keywords

rats; femoral vein; femoral artery; anatomy.

Resumo

Os vasos femorais de 80 ratos foram identificados e dissecados. O comprimento e o diâmetro externo da artéria e da veia femoral foram mensurados com o auxílio de um microscópio e um sistema de magnificação por vídeo. Esses parâmetros foram correlacionados com o peso do animal. O comprimento de ambos os vasos femorais foi de 14,33 mm, e a média do diâmetro das artérias foi de 0,65 mm, e das veias, de 0,81 mm. Na nossa amostra, o peso dos animais se correlacionou apenas com o diâmetro da veia femoral.

Palavras-chave

ratos; veia femoral; artéria femoral; anatomia.

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