The spinal nerves forming the brachial plexus in mole-rats (Spalax leucodon)

A. Aydin and M. Karan
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A. Aydin: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey
M. Karan: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey

Veterinární medicína, 2012, vol. 57, issue 8, 430-433

Abstract: In this study, the brachial plexus in the mole-rat was investigated. Six adult mole-rats were used and the brachial plexus of each was dissected. It was found that the brachial plexus in the mole-rat was formed by the rami ventralis of C5. A single root was formed from a major part of the ramus ventralis of C5 and through the joining of the whole of the ramus ventralis of C6, C7, C8 and T1. Thus, in mole-rats, the spinal nerves forming the brachial plexus and the joining of these spinal nerves to each other differ from other rodents and mammals.

Keywords: spinal nerves; rami ventralis; brachial plexus; the mole-rats (Spalax leucodon) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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