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2005
Volume 8
Issue 3
Topic:
Veterinary Medicine
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Boratyński Z. , Pedrycz A. , Flieger S. , Wieczorski M. 2005. AFFERENT INNERVATION OF THE MAMMARY GLAND IN PIG, EJPAU 8(3), #15.
Available Online: http://www.ejpau.media.pl/volume8/issue3/abs-15.html

AFFERENT INNERVATION OF THE MAMMARY GLAND IN PIG

Zbigniew Boratyński1, Agnieszka Pedrycz2, Stanisław Flieger1, Marcin Wieczorski2
1 Deaprtment of Animal Anatomy and Histology, Agricultural University of Lublin, Poland
2 Department of Histology and Embryology, with Lab of Experimental Cytology, Medical University of Lublin, Poland

 

ABSTRACT



The experiments were performed on 9 sexually mature pigs in the period of their full lactation. In 6 animals, the subsequent complexes of the mammary gland were removed, leaving the skin untouched. Other 3 pigs constituted the control group of the experiment; as to examine the possible impact of the operational procedures on additional changes in the nerve system. The animals were kept alive for the period of 21 days, subsequently put down and sectioned for the following material: thoracic - lumbar - sacral section of the spinal cord with all spinal ganglia. Such preparations were stained according to Klüver-Barrera’s method and modified Nissel’s method. In the course of experiments conducted, one may say that the source of origin of afferent nerve fibres supplying the mammary gland are the nerve cells from the thoracic and lumbar part of the spinal ganglia.

Key words: afferent innervation, spinal ganglions, mammary gland, pig.


Zbigniew Boratyński
Deaprtment of Animal Anatomy and Histology,
Agricultural University of Lublin, Poland
Akademicka 12, 20-934 Lublin, Poland
phone: (+48 81) 445-60-33, 445-60-62
email: zbyszek.boratynski@ar.lublin.pl

Agnieszka Pedrycz
Department of Histology and Embryology,
with Lab of Experimental Cytology,
Medical University of Lublin, Poland
Al. Racławickie 1, 20-059 Lublin, Poland


Stanisław Flieger
Deaprtment of Animal Anatomy and Histology,
Agricultural University of Lublin, Poland
Akademicka 12, 20-950 Lublin, Poland
phone: (+48 81) 445-65-84

Marcin Wieczorski
Department of Histology and Embryology,
with Lab of Experimental Cytology,
Medical University of Lublin, Poland
Al. Racławickie 1, 20-059 Lublin, Poland

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