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Year 2011 - Volume 31, Number 12
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Ultrasonographic anatomy of abdominal lymph nodes in the normal ferret, 31(12):1129-1132
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ABSTRACT.- Garcia D.A.A., Silva L.C.S., Lange R.R. & Froes T.R. 2011.[Ultrasonographic anatomy of abdominal lymph nodes in the normal ferret.] Anatomia ultrassonográfica dos linfonodos abdominais de furões europeus hígidos. Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira 31(12):1129-1132. Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Rua dos Funcionários 1540, Curitiba, PR 80035-050, Brazil. E-mail: daniapag@yahoo.com.br
In recent years the ferret (Mustela putoriu
s furo) has become popular pet featuring a ever growing population in Brazil, and being increasingly found in veterinary clinics. This study aimed to evaluate the ultrasound anatomy of abdominal lymph nodes of healthy ferrets. We used 20 animals, nine of which males and eleven females, with overall mean age of three years. We located the mesenteric lymph nodes in 100% of the ferrets, the pancreatic-duodenal lymph nodes and the splenic ones in 55%, the gastric lymph node in 20%, and the hepatic lymph node in 5%. We measured their lengths. It is concluded that the location and sonographic characteristics of the abdominal lymph nodes in ferrets are very similar to the abdominal lymph nodes of cats. This is a preliminary orientation for the location of abdominal lymph nodes of healthy ferrets |
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