Research Article

Morphological Characteristics of Renal Artery and Kidney in Rats

Table 2

Comparative morphometric values of the renal arteries in Wistar and Sprague-Dawley rat (mean ± SEM).

SD male ( )SD female ( )All SD ( )W male ( )W female ( )All W ( )

A1 1.098 ± 0.1910.902 ± 0.3131.0 ± 0.02870.931 ± 0.0430.813 ± 0.0310.872 ± 0.029
D10.516 ± 0.0260.458 ± 0.0160.480 ± 0.02 0.422 ± 01990.449 ± 0.0140.435 ± 0.012
V10.477 ± 0.0130.414 ± 0.0140.450 ± 0.012 0.456 ± 0.01320.397 ± 0.01170.426 ± 0.010
Db15.200 ± 0.1335.400 ± 0.3055.300 ± 0.1635.3 ± 0.155.3 ± 0.155.3 ± 0.10
Vb16.20 ± 0.13 6.00 ± 006.10 ± 0.0686.3 ± 0.216.2 ± 0.136.2 ± 0.12
A20.998 ± 0.0250.801 ± 0.0390.899 ± 0.0320.878 ± 0.1330.799 ± 0.0740.838 ± 0.112
D20.527 ± 0.0210.467 ± 0.0150.491 ± 0.0140.503 ± 0.0210.470 ± 0.230.486 ± 0.015
V20.55 ± 0.0090.479 ± 0.0120.516 ± 0.0110.563 ± 0.0230.469 ± 0.0240.516 ± 0.019
Db25.40 ± 0.225.70 ± 0.305.550 ± 0.1845.4 ± 0.2215.3 ± 0.155.3 ± 0.1
Vb26.10 ± 0.36.1 ± 0.16.050 ± 0.056.2 ± 0.136.2 ± 0.136.2 ± 0.09

A1: the length of root of right renal artery; A2: the length of root of left renal artery; D1: the length of the dorsal branch of right renal artery; D2: the length of the dorsal branch of left renal artery; V1: the length of the ventral branch of right renal artery; V2: the length of the ventral branch of left renal artery; Db1, Vb1, Db2, DV2: the number of interlobar arteries of the dorsal and ventral branch of right renal artery and left ones, respectively.