Morphological study in heart of wild Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis) / Estudio morfológico del corazón del caimán chino salvaje (Alligator sinensis)

SUMMARY: The Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis) belongs to the genus Alligator, which is a unique crocodile in China. In order to study the macroscopic structure of the heart of Chinese alligator, we performed detailed cardiac anatomy on five specimens. The heart is in the cranial mediastinum. It is caudally involved by the liver cranial margins, and ventrally by the ribs, intercostal muscles, and sternum and dorsally by the lungs. The wild Chinese alligator heart is a typical four-chamber heart, with two (right and left) atria and ventricles, left and right aorta, pulmonary artery and subclavian artery branch from the aorta. Morphology measures the circumference (129.36 mm), weight (44.14 g), and length of the heart from apex to bottom (52.50 mm). Studies have shown that the shape of the wild Chinese alligator's heart is consistent with the anatomy of other crocodiles.

El caimán chino (Alligator sinensis) pertenece al género Alligator, que es un cocodrilo único en China. Para estudiar la estructura macroscópica del corazón del caimán chino, revisamos detalladamente la anatomía cardíaca de cinco especímenes. El corazón está en el mediastino craneal. Está limitado caudalmente por los márgenes craneales del hígado, y ventralmente por las costillas, los músculos intercostales y el esternón, y dorsalmente por los pulmones. El corazón de cocodrilo chino salvaje es un corazón típico de cuatro cámaras, con dos atrios y dos ventrículos (derecho e izquierdo), aortas izquierda y derecha, arteria pulmonar y rama de la arteria subclavia de la aorta. La morfología mide la circunferencia (129,36 mm), el peso (44,14 g) y la longitud del corazón desde el ápice hasta la base (52,50 mm). Los estudios han demostrado que la forma del corazón del caimán chino salvaje es consistente con la anatomía de otros cocodrilos.

Localization and expression analysis of brain-derived neurotrophic factor and nitric oxide synthase in the eyeball of Chinese alligator / 解剖学报

Objective To explorethe expression and distribution of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in the egeball of Chinese alligator, as well as the relationship between them in the eyeball. Methods The homology of amino acid sequence of BDNF or NOS proteinfromhuman, Oryctolaguscuniculus, Xenopuslaevis and Danioreriowas analyzed by bioinformatics. The distribution sites of NOS and BDNF in the alligator's eyeball were detected using HE staining, immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence, respectively. Results Both the choroid layer and the layer of the retina found the BDNF expressing in the alligator's eyeball. The NOS immunopositive was abundantly expressed in the ganglion cell layer of the retina. The BDNF and NOS were both founded in the ganglion cell layer and the inner boundary layer of the retina. Conclusion BDNF and NOS are expressed in the eyeballs of Chinese alligators, which may be related to the adjustment of visual formation.