Casts of hepatic blood vessels: a comparison of the microcirculation of the penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae, with some common laboratory animals.

• Main Authors: Andrews, C J, Andrews, W H
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1976
• Subjects: Research Article; The Portal; Pygoscelis adeliae
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1231901; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1002604

Latex casts of the hepatic blood vessels of the penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae, and of some common laboratory animals were compared. There was general similarity between the different species, but the portal venous and hepatic arterial systems of the penguin were simpler than those of other species. Me...