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Development of the Liver in Alpaca (Vicugna pacos): A Microscopic and Macroscopic Description

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dc.contributor.author Castro, A. N. C.
dc.contributor.author Dominguez, M. T.
dc.contributor.author Gomez, S. A.
dc.contributor.author Mendoza Torres, G. J.
dc.contributor.author Llerena Zavala, C. A.
dc.contributor.author Ghezzi, M. D.
dc.contributor.author Barbeito, C. G.
dc.date.accessioned 2019-02-06T14:52:12Z
dc.date.available 2019-02-06T14:52:12Z
dc.date.issued 2015
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/5267
dc.description.abstract South American camelids have several biological, morphological and behavioural adaptations that allow them to live in geographical areas dominated by high altitudes. The liver has hematopoietic functions during the prenatal life, which could be modified in response to the unfavorable habitat. However, there are no previous data on the prenatal development of the liver in these species. In the present work, a study on the macroscopic and microscopic morphology of the liver of the alpaca during ontogeny was performed. Forty-one animals ranging in age from 20 days of embryonic development to adults were studied. Macroscopic and microscopic observations were performed on samples subjected to different techniques. Less than 7-g specimens were studied with stereoscopic magnifying glass. The general characteristics of the prenatal liver are similar to those of other mammals, and the structures related to hematopoietic function follow an ontogenic pattern similar to that of previously studied precocial species. However, there are differences in morphology when compared to descriptions for the Old World camelids, including the absence of relation between the caudate lobe and the right kidney and the lack of interlobular connective tissue. en_US
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher Wiley
dc.relation.ispartofseries Journal of Veterinary Medicine. Series C: Anatomia Histologia Embryologia
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
dc.subject Animals en_US
dc.subject Camelids, New World/anatomy & histology/embryology en_US
dc.subject Embryo, Mammalian/anatomy & histology en_US
dc.subject Kidney/anatomy & histology en_US
dc.subject Liver/anatomy & histology/embryology en_US
dc.subject Microscopy/veterinary en_US
dc.title Development of the Liver in Alpaca (Vicugna pacos): A Microscopic and Macroscopic Description en_US
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.1111/ahe.12183
dc.subject.ocde https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#4.03.00
dc.relation.issn 1439-0264


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