Morphometric investigations of fresh and fixed rabbit kidney

<b>Aim:</b> The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of formalin fixation on the morphometry of kidneys, and to assess the volume and fractions of its constituents using the Cavalieri principle.<p> <b>Materials and Methods:</b> In this study, kidneys of nine...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Durmuş Bolat, Sadullah Bahar, Muhammet Lutfi Selçuk, Sadettin Tipirdamaz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Selcuk University Press
Series:Eurasian Journal of Veterinary Sciences
Subjects:
Online Access:http://eurasianjvetsci.org/pdf.php3?id=584
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1841564704280936448
author Durmuş Bolat
Sadullah Bahar
Muhammet Lutfi Selçuk
Sadettin Tipirdamaz
author_facet Durmuş Bolat
Sadullah Bahar
Muhammet Lutfi Selçuk
Sadettin Tipirdamaz
author_sort Durmuş Bolat
collection DOAJ
description <b>Aim:</b> The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of formalin fixation on the morphometry of kidneys, and to assess the volume and fractions of its constituents using the Cavalieri principle.<p> <b>Materials and Methods:</b> In this study, kidneys of nine healthy male White New Zealand rabbits were used. After weighing the kidneys, craniocaudal length, and mediolateral and dorsoventral diameters of fresh kidneys were measured with digital calipers, and the volume of each kidney was estimated using Archimedes' principle. The fresh kidneys were kept in a container of 10% formalin solution for 15 days. The Cavalieri principle was utilized for the determination of volume and the volume fraction of renal constituents.<p> <b>Results:</b> The differences in the dorsoventral diameter of fresh (15.8±0.26 mm) and fixed (14.8±0.32 mm) right kidneys were found to be statistically significant (p<0.05). The relative organ weights were determined to be 0.38±0.02% and 0.38±0.01% for the left and right kidneys, respectively. After formalin fixation, the weights of the left and right kidney increased by 7.33% and 7.56% respectively, and an increase in volume was determined between fresh and fixed left (7.13%, p<0.05) and rightkidneys (3.34%, p>0.05).<p> <b>Conclusion:</b> It is believed that obtained morphometric data will contribute to studies involving the investigation of kidney diseases using invasive and non-invasive methods.
format Article
id doaj-art-76b54991f141414a97b560d473f7546a
institution Kabale University
issn 1309-6958
2146-1953
language English
publisher Selcuk University Press
record_format Article
series Eurasian Journal of Veterinary Sciences
spelling doaj-art-76b54991f141414a97b560d473f7546a2025-01-02T22:36:24ZengSelcuk University PressEurasian Journal of Veterinary Sciences1309-69582146-1953273149154584Morphometric investigations of fresh and fixed rabbit kidneyDurmuş Bolat0Sadullah Bahar1Muhammet Lutfi Selçuk2Sadettin Tipirdamaz3Department ofAnatomy, Faculty ofVeterinaıy Medicine, University ofKirikkale, Campus, Yahsihan, Kirikkale, TurkeyDepartment ofAnatomy, Faculty ofVeterinary Medicine, University of Selcuk, Campus, Selcuklu, Konya, TurkeyDepartment ofAnatomy, Faculty ofVeterinary Medicine, University of Selcuk, Campus, Selcuklu, Konya, TurkeyDepartment ofAnatomy, Faculty ofVeterinary Medicine, University of Selcuk, Campus, Selcuklu, Konya, Turkey<b>Aim:</b> The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of formalin fixation on the morphometry of kidneys, and to assess the volume and fractions of its constituents using the Cavalieri principle.<p> <b>Materials and Methods:</b> In this study, kidneys of nine healthy male White New Zealand rabbits were used. After weighing the kidneys, craniocaudal length, and mediolateral and dorsoventral diameters of fresh kidneys were measured with digital calipers, and the volume of each kidney was estimated using Archimedes' principle. The fresh kidneys were kept in a container of 10% formalin solution for 15 days. The Cavalieri principle was utilized for the determination of volume and the volume fraction of renal constituents.<p> <b>Results:</b> The differences in the dorsoventral diameter of fresh (15.8±0.26 mm) and fixed (14.8±0.32 mm) right kidneys were found to be statistically significant (p<0.05). The relative organ weights were determined to be 0.38±0.02% and 0.38±0.01% for the left and right kidneys, respectively. After formalin fixation, the weights of the left and right kidney increased by 7.33% and 7.56% respectively, and an increase in volume was determined between fresh and fixed left (7.13%, p<0.05) and rightkidneys (3.34%, p>0.05).<p> <b>Conclusion:</b> It is believed that obtained morphometric data will contribute to studies involving the investigation of kidney diseases using invasive and non-invasive methods.http://eurasianjvetsci.org/pdf.php3?id=584kidneyformalin fixationmorphometrycavalieri principlevolume fraction
spellingShingle Durmuş Bolat
Sadullah Bahar
Muhammet Lutfi Selçuk
Sadettin Tipirdamaz
Morphometric investigations of fresh and fixed rabbit kidney
Eurasian Journal of Veterinary Sciences
kidney
formalin fixation
morphometry
cavalieri principle
volume fraction
title Morphometric investigations of fresh and fixed rabbit kidney
title_full Morphometric investigations of fresh and fixed rabbit kidney
title_fullStr Morphometric investigations of fresh and fixed rabbit kidney
title_full_unstemmed Morphometric investigations of fresh and fixed rabbit kidney
title_short Morphometric investigations of fresh and fixed rabbit kidney
title_sort morphometric investigations of fresh and fixed rabbit kidney
topic kidney
formalin fixation
morphometry
cavalieri principle
volume fraction
url http://eurasianjvetsci.org/pdf.php3?id=584
work_keys_str_mv AT durmusbolat morphometricinvestigationsoffreshandfixedrabbitkidney
AT sadullahbahar morphometricinvestigationsoffreshandfixedrabbitkidney
AT muhammetlutfiselcuk morphometricinvestigationsoffreshandfixedrabbitkidney
AT sadettintipirdamaz morphometricinvestigationsoffreshandfixedrabbitkidney