“ Forever young ”—Postnatal growth inhibition of the turbinal skeleton in brachycephalic dog breeds (<scp> Canis lupus familiaris </scp>)

• Published in: The Anatomical Record
• Main Authors: Wagner, Franziska, Ruf, Irina
• Other Authors: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Säugetierkunde, e. V.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2020
• Subjects: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Histology; Biotechnology; Anatomy; Cavalier; Canis lupus
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ar.24422; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Far.24422; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ar.24422; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1002/ar.24422

Abstract In short snouted (brachycephalic) dogs ( Canis lupus familiaris ), several genetic mutations cause postnatal growth inhibition of the viscerocranium. Thus, for example, the pug keeps a snub nose like that observed in neonate dogs in general. However, little is known how far intranasal struc...