Morphometric Comparison between Controlateral Sciatic Nerves in the Male and Female Rabbit |
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| Authors: | U Muglia G Vita R Laura' C L Mammola G Germana' |
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| Institution: | Institute of Veterinary Anatomy, University of Messina, 98123 Messina, Italy |
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| Abstract: | Some morphometrical parameters of the axons making up the controlateral sciatic nerves, both in the male and female rabbits were calculated and compared by means of a Zeiss Vidas image analyser (Ober Kochen, Germany). The results show that the fibres constituting the left nerve have a greater mean diameter but a lower mean density than those constituting the right nerve. This suggests that the diameter of the myelinated fibres and the density of both the myelinated and unmyelinated fibres do not vary from male to female. On the other hand, the G ratio and the diameter of the unmyelinated axons do, since the nerves on the right side (in both sexes) have higher morphometric values, on average, than the controlateral ones. |
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