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Morphological and Morphometric Studies on the Lungs of Himalayan Mongoose (Herpestes edwardsii)

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Title Morphological and Morphometric Studies on the Lungs of Himalayan Mongoose (Herpestes edwardsii)
 
Creator Pathak. V
Rajput. R
Shukla. P
Gupta. D
 
Subject Lungs, Morphology, Himalayan mongoose
 
Description A mongoose is a small terrestrial carnivorous mammal belonging to the family Herpestidae. The Himalayan mongoose is a brown mongoose species native to the Himalayan region of Indian subcontinent. The specimen under study was collected from road side, as it was hit by a moving car in Palampur (Himachal Pradesh). The specimen was collected and preserved. The dissection was done to record the anatomical observations on the lungs. The lungs were present in the elongated thoracic cavity. The right lung was larger than left and had four lobes, whereas left had only three lobes. The lobes were well demarcated with deep fissures. Right apical, left apical, right diaphragmatic and left diaphragmatic lobes measured 3.31, 3.02, 3.62 and 3.74 cm, respectively.
 
Publisher Indian Association of Veterinary Anatomist (IAVA)
 
Date 2024-06-18
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Format application/pdf
 
Identifier https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJVA/article/view/152879
 
Source Indian Journal of Veterinary Anatomy; Vol. 35 No. 2 (2023); 159-161
0971-1937
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJVA/article/view/152879/54825