TY  - JOUR
TI  - Functional and microvascular anatomy of the ocular bulb in wild pig: a scanning
electron microscopic study
AB  - This study searched the functional, macro- and microvascular anatomy of the ocular bulb in the 20 wild pigs to evaluate
the effects of domestication on the eye comparatively by applying macroanatomical dissection techniques, Crossmon’s modified triple
staining technique, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) through corrosion cast technique. The ocular bulb was vascularized by the
internal ophthalmic artery along with the external ophthalmic artery. Erythrocytes were observed in the capillaries of the inner layers of
the retina. Distinctive functional adaptations were documented in the microvasculature of the ocular components, such as the marginal
capillaries with irregular enlargements and narrowings following parallelly running and markedly convolute courses and ending with
pinpoint-like terminations in the ciliary body. The iridal arterioles run a zigzag pathway, forming coherent undulations each other, and
ending as bud-like structures, which seem to be artifacts due to incomplete filling of the resin. These peculiarities contribute probably
to the compensation in capillary pressure.
AU  - Kurtul, İbrahim
AU  - YILMAZ, SADIK
AU  - Takcı, Lutfi
DO  - 10.3906/vet-2011-64
PY  - 2021
JO  - Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences
VL  - 45
IS  - 3
SN  - 1300-0128
SP  - 437
EP  - 446
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/523168
ER  -