Vet Med - Czech, 2012, 57(8):430-433 | DOI: 10.17221/6311-VETMED

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

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

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)

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Aydin A, Karan M. The spinal nerves forming the brachial plexus in mole-rats (Spalax leucodon). Vet Med - Czech. 2012;57(8):430-433. doi: 10.17221/6311-VETMED.
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