A scanning electron microscopic studies on the podocytes of the kidneys of rat (rattus norvegicus) and blind mole rat (spalax leucodon)
<b>Aim:</b> Blind mole rats can live in tunnels which are goosed by them underground, in environments that have quite low-oxygen ratio. Contrary most rodents, they can carry out high levels of metabolic rate under these conditions. The present study aimed out to compare the blind mole ra...
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| Language: | English |
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Selcuk University Press
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| Series: | Eurasian Journal of Veterinary Sciences |
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| Summary: | <b>Aim:</b> Blind mole rats can live in tunnels which are goosed by
them underground, in environments that have quite low-oxygen
ratio. Contrary most rodents, they can carry out high levels of
metabolic rate under these conditions. The present study aimed
out to compare the blind mole rats and rats's renal podocyte, an
important cell for maintaining the normal structure and function
of the glomerulus.<p>
<b>Materials and Methods:</b> Blind mole rat (Male) (n=6) and rats
(Male) (n=6) were used in this study. The morphologic features
of the renal podocytes of blind mole rat and rat kidneys were
examined by using scanning electron microscopic (SEM).<p>
<b>Results:</b> While the length, width and thickness of blind mole
rat kidney were 15.6±0.25, 9.60±0.24 and 7.80±0.37 cm, in rats
were 16.00±0.89, 9.40±0.74, 6.20±1.35 cm, respectively. When
compared Bowman's capsule diameters and Bowman slits of
blind mole rat, the rat was measured to be larger. The mean
length of Pedicel spacing (Filtration slits) of blind mole rat and
rats were found to be 0.049±0.003 μm and 0.073±0.004 μm,
respectively. The podocyte pedicels were uniform needle-like
shapes, and its length was ranging from 0.88 to 1.02 μm. They
were in contact with each other intertwined processes in both
species investigated.<p>
<b>Conclusion:</b> The podocyte of blind mole rat is morphologically
similar to rat's. In both species, between to diameter of the glomerulus
were not statistically significant differences (P>0.05).
Furthermore, there were not statistically significant differences
in the length, the width and the thickness of both species' kidneys
(P>0.05). |
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| ISSN: | 1309-6958 2146-1953 |