Quadricuspid aortic valve and single coronary artery in a greater white-toothed shrew, Crocidura russula

被引:8
作者
Duran, AC
机构
[1] Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Málaga
关键词
Crocidura russula; Insectivora; Soricidae; heart; quadricuspid aortic valve; coronary artery anomalies;
D O I
10.7589/0090-3558-32.4.658
中图分类号
S85 [动物医学(兽医学)];
学科分类号
0906 [兽医学];
摘要
An adult greater white-toothed. shrew (Crocidura russula) had both a quadricuspid aortic valve and a single coronary artery arising from the aorta. The shrew was caught on 10 May 1994 in the environs of Malaga, southern Spain. Both congenital anomalies may be potential causes of cardiac dysfunction, but apparently produced no significant cardiac complication in the shrew. This is the first report of a quadricuspid aortic value in a wild-living mammal.
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页码:658 / 660
页数:3
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