Alberius P, Isberg P E
Am J Phys Anthropol. 1987 Apr;72(4):431-5. doi: 10.1002/ajpa.1330720403.
The present study was designed to elucidate the relationships between growth increments at the cranial vault sutures in rabbits. Thirteen male New Zealand white rabbits were followed regularly from age 31 to 142 days using a roentgen stereophotogrammetric system. Spherical tantalum markers were implanted into the nasal, frontal, and parietal bones, and implant stability was checked at each stereo examination. Problems with instability were encountered only in the nasal bones. Registered growth rates conformed to our previous investigations. High correlations were observed between the following areas; the coronal suture to the frontonasal suture, the first principal component of the neurocranial suture group to the frontonasal suture, and the principal component of the craniofacial suture group to the coronal suture. Remaining relationships demonstrated dispersion to various extents. The findings indicate that there seems to exist a basic mutual dependence between neural and facial skeletal growth, as well as complex covariations between the various sutures of the rabbit calvarium.
本研究旨在阐明兔颅顶骨缝生长增量之间的关系。使用X线立体摄影测量系统，对13只雄性新西兰白兔从31日龄至142日龄进行定期跟踪。将球形钽标记物植入鼻骨、额骨和顶骨，并在每次立体检查时检查植入物的稳定性。仅在鼻骨中遇到了不稳定问题。记录的生长速率与我们之前的研究结果一致。在以下区域之间观察到高度相关性：冠状缝与额鼻缝之间、神经颅缝组的第一主成分与额鼻缝之间、颅面缝组的主成分与冠状缝之间。其余关系在不同程度上表现出离散性。研究结果表明，神经和面部骨骼生长之间似乎存在基本的相互依赖性，以及兔颅骨各骨缝之间存在复杂的协变关系。
