Krista L M, McQuire J A
Department of Anatomy and Histology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Data Analysis, Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Auburn University 36849-5518.
Am J Vet Res. 1988 Sep;49(9):1582-8.
Heart, aorta, and sciatic arteries were collected from 157 wild male turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) by hunters in 9 states during the spring 1983 and 1984 hunting seasons. In descending order of extent and severity, intimal vascular changes were observed in the left sciatic artery, aorta at the celiac region, cranial abdominal portion of the aorta, sciatic bifurcation, caudal abdominal portion of the aorta, coronary arteries, and thoracic portion of the aorta. Only the aorta from the celiac region and right sciatic artery had significant differences (P less than 0.05) among turkeys from various locations. Turkeys from Indiana had significantly (P less than 0.05) larger plaque scores in the celiac region than did those from Alabama, Missouri, and South Carolina. Turkeys from Indiana also had significantly (P less than 0.05) greater plaque scores in the right sciatic artery than did turkeys from Arkansas. When all tissues were considered, tissues from turkeys from Michigan had the highest plaque scores and those from Iowa had the lowest. Plaque scores for turkeys from Michigan were significantly (P less than 0.05) higher overall (including all blood vessels) than were plaque scores for turkeys from Alabama, Arkansas, Iowa, and South Carolina. Few significant (P less than 0.05) correlations were detected among plaque scores in turkeys from within states of origin (geographic location). Also, only a few significant (P less than 0.05) correlations were determined between age or body weight and atherosclerosis for blood vessels from turkeys within various states.
1983年春季和1984年春季狩猎季节，9个州的猎人从157只野生雄性火鸡（Meleagris gallopavo silvestris）身上采集了心脏、主动脉和坐骨动脉。按照病变范围和严重程度由高到低排序，在左侧坐骨动脉、腹腔区域的主动脉、主动脉的腹部头段、坐骨分叉处、主动脉的腹部尾段、冠状动脉以及主动脉的胸段观察到内膜血管变化。只有腹腔区域的主动脉和右侧坐骨动脉在来自不同地点的火鸡之间存在显著差异（P小于0.05）。来自印第安纳州的火鸡在腹腔区域的斑块评分显著高于来自阿拉巴马州、密苏里州和南卡罗来纳州的火鸡（P小于0.05）。来自印第安纳州的火鸡在右侧坐骨动脉的斑块评分也显著高于来自阿肯色州的火鸡（P小于0.05）。当考虑所有组织时，来自密歇根州的火鸡的组织斑块评分最高，来自爱荷华州的火鸡的组织斑块评分最低。来自密歇根州的火鸡的总体斑块评分（包括所有血管）显著高于来自阿拉巴马州、阿肯色州、爱荷华州和南卡罗来纳州的火鸡（P小于0.05）。在原产州（地理位置）内的火鸡的斑块评分之间几乎没有检测到显著的（P小于0.05）相关性。此外，在不同州内的火鸡的血管中，年龄或体重与动脉粥样硬化之间也仅确定了少数显著的（P小于0.05）相关性。
