| Branches of the vagus nerve destined for the heart and the adjoining great vessels in the house shrew, Suncus murinus, with reference to the terminology of the vagal cardiac branches. | |
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PMID: 9617080 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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In order to help to organize the understanding of the bewildering complexities of the innervation of the mammalian heart by the vagus nerve and to clear up of confusions as regards the vagus cardiac branches, we scrutinized these branches in the adult house shrew, Suncus murinus, under a stereomicroscope. A number of branches were given off from the vagus nerve not only to the heart, but also to the adjoining great vessels, both outflowing and inflowing. When compared from the developmental viewpoint, the basic conformations of these branches on two sides were found not to differ from each other, but rather presented a symmetrical configuration, the feature which has been ascertained also in mammalian embryos. Relying on developmental criteria, we classified them into the arterial porta-related and the venous porta-related groups, formulating a new terminology by naming them on the basis of their destination. This version of terminology allowed us to define the vagus cardiac branches of the house shrew more accurately than the current terminology (e.g., Nomina Anatomica), and seems to provide us a clue for clearing up confusions concerning the terminology of the vagus cardiac branches in mammals. |
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Authors:
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S Tanaka; T Nakatani; S Mizukami; K Yasui; M Uemura; H Y Lee; I H Chung |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Kaibogaku zasshi. Journal of anatomy Volume: 73 ISSN: 0022-7722 ISO Abbreviation: Kaibogaku Zasshi Publication Date: 1998 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1998-08-11 Completed Date: 1998-08-11 Revised Date: 2007-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0413526 Medline TA: Kaibogaku Zasshi Country: JAPAN |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 141-56 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Japan. |
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Animals Aorta, Thoracic / innervation Brachiocephalic Trunk / innervation Carotid Artery, Common / innervation Female Heart / innervation* Male Pulmonary Artery / innervation Shrews Terminology as Topic* Vagus Nerve / anatomy & histology* |
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