[Skeletotopy of the kidneys of American mink Mustela vison (Brisson, 1756)]. / Skeletotopia nerki u norki amerykanskiej Mustela vison (Brisson, 1756).

ABSTRACT

A radiological and anatomical analysis of the position of 120 kidneys of 60 minks of both sexes in relation to the vertebral column was carried out. It was found that they are situated at the height of Th13 to L5, the right kidney is situated more cranially than the left one and most often across the fourteenth rib (female 51.5%, male 59.3%).