Camels and Camelids

ARCHITECTURE OF PULMONARY INTERSTITIAL MICROVESSELS IN BACTRIAN CAMEL(Camelus bactrianus)

Journal Edition: June 2005
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Published On: 01-12-2018 07:39

W.H. Zhao, X.B. Zhang1, X.H. Du2, B.B. Saberi3 and J.L. Wang4
Department of Stomatology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, P.R.CHINA - 730 000
1The First Hospital, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, P.R. CHINA - 730 000.
2School of Animal Medicine, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu, P.R. CHINA - 730 000.
3Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Freiburg, 79104, Freibrug, GERMANY.
4School of Life Science, Lanzhou, Gansu, P.R. CHINA - 730 000.

ABSTRACT

The microvasculature of the lung in the bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus) was studied with the replica scanning electron microscopic method. The results showed that the microvessels of the lung were branched, coursed regularly and densely arranged. The corrosion casts revealed a complex three dimensional network completely. Numerous anastomoses on different orders were found between the pulmonary interstitial and pulmonary microvessels.
Key words: Bactrian camel, pulmonary interstital microvessels architecture, scanning electron microscopy (SEM)