Bilateral common carotid artery ligation in sheep. Could these animals be used as human models for vascular and cerebral research?
| Autoři | |
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| Rok publikování | 2017 |
| Druh | Článek v odborném periodiku |
| Časopis / Zdroj | Acta Veterinaria Beograd |
| Fakulta / Pracoviště MU | |
| Citace | |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/acve-2017-0038 |
| Obor | Chirurgie včetně transplantologie |
| Klíčová slova | bilateral common carotid artery ligation (BCCAL); circle of Willis; common carotid artery; sheep |
| Popis | Experimental animals are still used in today’s medicine to understand better physiological or pathological processes, or to develop, for example better vascular prostheses without harming humans. For that reason, these animals must show some similarities with humans, from the anatomical to the physiological point of view. |