Calculation of the Lumbosacral Segment Volume of the Spinal Cord in Ducks (Anas) Using the Stereological Method

ABSTRACT In this study, white and grey matter volume densities of the lumbosacral part of spinal cord in ducks (Anatinae) were investigated by a stereological method. Ten healthy ducks weighing 3–4 kg, regardless of gender, were used as material. Anesthetized animals were perfused with 10% buffered...

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Main Authors: Gamze Cakmak, Zafer Soyguder
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Published: Wiley 2025-03-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/vms3.70289
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description ABSTRACT In this study, white and grey matter volume densities of the lumbosacral part of spinal cord in ducks (Anatinae) were investigated by a stereological method. Ten healthy ducks weighing 3–4 kg, regardless of gender, were used as material. Anesthetized animals were perfused with 10% buffered formaldehyde. The lumbosacral parts of the ducks were exposed by dissecting the spinal cords. The lumbosacral section was segmented. Tissue samples from each segment were determined. A total of 12 sections were taken from these tissue samples, each 250th section with a thickness of 5 µm on the microtome. These sections were stained with haematoxylin‐eosin. Photos were taken with an X10 objective. By using Cavalieri's Principle, volume density calculations of both the whole tissue and the white and grey matter were performed separately in each segment of the lumbosacral part of the spinal cord in ducks. Shtereom I program was used for calculations. As a result, the white matter and grey matter volume values of all tissue in the duck lumbosacral segments and their volume fractions with each other were determined and evaluated in the light of the literatures. In this study, when all the volume values of the lumbosacral spinal segment in duck were revealed, it was determined that the volume value increased in the range of LS3 and LS8 segments. The increase in the whole volume value in these segment ranges in ducks gave rise to the idea that the enlargement called intumescentia lumbosacralis may be between these segments.
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spelling doaj-art-3bceb42aed6e47099146948d3f8b42862025-08-20T03:40:17ZengWileyVeterinary Medicine and Science2053-10952025-03-01112n/an/a10.1002/vms3.70289Calculation of the Lumbosacral Segment Volume of the Spinal Cord in Ducks (Anas) Using the Stereological MethodGamze Cakmak0Zafer Soyguder1Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Yuzuncu Yil Van TurkeyDepartment of Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Yuzuncu Yil Van TurkeyABSTRACT In this study, white and grey matter volume densities of the lumbosacral part of spinal cord in ducks (Anatinae) were investigated by a stereological method. Ten healthy ducks weighing 3–4 kg, regardless of gender, were used as material. Anesthetized animals were perfused with 10% buffered formaldehyde. The lumbosacral parts of the ducks were exposed by dissecting the spinal cords. The lumbosacral section was segmented. Tissue samples from each segment were determined. A total of 12 sections were taken from these tissue samples, each 250th section with a thickness of 5 µm on the microtome. These sections were stained with haematoxylin‐eosin. Photos were taken with an X10 objective. By using Cavalieri's Principle, volume density calculations of both the whole tissue and the white and grey matter were performed separately in each segment of the lumbosacral part of the spinal cord in ducks. Shtereom I program was used for calculations. As a result, the white matter and grey matter volume values of all tissue in the duck lumbosacral segments and their volume fractions with each other were determined and evaluated in the light of the literatures. In this study, when all the volume values of the lumbosacral spinal segment in duck were revealed, it was determined that the volume value increased in the range of LS3 and LS8 segments. The increase in the whole volume value in these segment ranges in ducks gave rise to the idea that the enlargement called intumescentia lumbosacralis may be between these segments.https://doi.org/10.1002/vms3.70289Ducklumbosacral segmentspinal cordstereologyvolume
spellingShingle Gamze Cakmak
Zafer Soyguder
Calculation of the Lumbosacral Segment Volume of the Spinal Cord in Ducks (Anas) Using the Stereological Method
Veterinary Medicine and Science
Duck
lumbosacral segment
spinal cord
stereology
volume
title Calculation of the Lumbosacral Segment Volume of the Spinal Cord in Ducks (Anas) Using the Stereological Method
title_full Calculation of the Lumbosacral Segment Volume of the Spinal Cord in Ducks (Anas) Using the Stereological Method
title_fullStr Calculation of the Lumbosacral Segment Volume of the Spinal Cord in Ducks (Anas) Using the Stereological Method
title_full_unstemmed Calculation of the Lumbosacral Segment Volume of the Spinal Cord in Ducks (Anas) Using the Stereological Method
title_short Calculation of the Lumbosacral Segment Volume of the Spinal Cord in Ducks (Anas) Using the Stereological Method
title_sort calculation of the lumbosacral segment volume of the spinal cord in ducks anas using the stereological method
topic Duck
lumbosacral segment
spinal cord
stereology
volume
url https://doi.org/10.1002/vms3.70289
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