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  • Title: Morphologic and morphometric studies of the vagus and recurrent laryngeal nerves in clinically normal adult dogs.
    Author: Braund KG, Steiss JE, Marshall AE, Mehta JR, Toivio-Kinnucan M, Amling KA.
    Journal: Am J Vet Res; 1988 Dec; 49(12):2111-6. PubMed ID: 3239849.
    Abstract:
    Morphologic and morphometric studies were performed on the vagus nerve and its major branch, the recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN): (1) to determine normal histologic data in myelinated fibers of clinically normal young adult dogs, (2) to establish reference values for mean fiber diameter in the vagus nerve and in the proximal and distal portions of the RLN, and (3) to delineate relative frequency distribution curves for each nerve. Few degenerative changes were observed in single teased-nerve fiber preparations. There was no statistical difference between left and right sides of the vagus nerve or between the proximal and distal portions of the RLN (right and left sides). In contrast to the unimodal distribution of fibers in the vagus nerve and the proximal portion of the RLN, the distribution of fibers in the distal portion of the RLN was bimodal. Mean (+/- SD) fiber diameters of the vagus nerve and in the proximal portion of the RLN (3.02 +/- 1.44 microns and 3.63 +/- 1.49 microns, respectively) were not significantly different, despite a shift to large-diameter fibers in the latter. However, mean fiber diameters of distal and proximal portions of the RLN (5.56 +/- 1.88 microns and 3.63 +/- 1.49 microns, respectively) were significantly (P less than 0.001) different. Approximately 86% of fibers in the vagus nerve and 76% of fibers in the proximal portion of the RLN, had a diameter less than 5 microns, and about 70% of fibers in the distal portion of the RLN had a diameter greater than 5 microns.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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