The Shifting of the Aortic Origin of the Brachial Arteries in the Metamorphosing Eel Anguilla anguilla (L.), with Remarks on the Shifting Mechanisms in Arterial Junctions in General
- 1 January 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by S. Karger AG in Cells Tissues Organs
- Vol. 121 (4) , 216-222
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000145969
Abstract
In silver eels the arteries supplying the pectoral girdles and fins, arise from a common trunk which branches off from the dorsal aspect of the dorsal aorta, while the origin of this trunk is found at the ventral aspect of the aorta in the leptocephalus larva. The rearrangement of the origin of this trunk is mainly accomplished during metamorphosis, and is related to the rearrangement of the junction of the epibranchial arteries and the aorta. The processes of remodelling the wall of the vessels involved in these rearrangements are discussed against the background of data on similar remodelling, accompanying the rearrangement of arterial junctions during the development of higher vertebrates.Keywords
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