Morphometry, topography and arterial supply of the thyroid gland in rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta Zimmermann, 1780)

Abstract The purpose of this research was to investigate the measures, topography, and vascularization of the thyroid gland in Macaca mulatta, a non-human primate. The study involved the dissection of ten male adult cadavers of Macaca mulatta. The length, width, and thickness of the right lobe of th...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: A. V. Stocco, R. Medeiros-do-Nascimento, C. T. Messias, C. A Santos-Sousa, P. Souza-Junior, A. Pissinatti, M. Abidu-Figueiredo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Internacional de Ecologia 2024-02-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Biology
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842023000101091&lng=en&tlng=en