Wang Chengji, Hua Xu, Yang Hainan, Zhang Kuo, Zhu Yuangang, Liu Dahai, Lei Ming, Bao Jingjing
Shanghai Laboratory Animal Research Center No. 3577 Jinke Road, Pudong New Area, Shanghai 201203, China.
Department of Critical Care Medicine, Seventh People's Hospital of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine No. 358 Datong Road, Pudong New District, Shanghai 200137, China.
Am J Transl Res. 2025 May 15;17(5):3982-3993. doi: 10.62347/GEMM6898. eCollection 2025.
To investigate the structural characteristics of caudal blood vessels in the vasculature of the mouse tail by multiple techniques.
We investigated the vascular structure of the mouse tail using a range of techniques, including gross anatomical microscopy, dual-color micro-emulsion perfusion, Micro-computed tomography (micro-CT), micro-angiography, histopathology, X-ray microangiography, and scanning electron microscopy. In particular, we performed a comprehensive examination of the transverse caudal vessels and the deep caudal vascular system.
The vasculature of the mouse tail consists of two circulatory systems: the longitudinal circulation system and the local circulation system. The longitudinal system comprises three groups of blood vessels: the middle caudal vessels and the left and right caudal vessels. In addition, we proposed standardized nomenclature for these vessels.
We identified two modes of blood circulation in the mouse tail: (1) longitudinal circulation running along the length of the tail and (2) local circulation. These blood vessels were categorized into three types: superficial vessels, deep vessels, and communicating vessels.
采用多种技术研究小鼠尾部脉管系统中尾血管的结构特征。
我们运用了一系列技术研究小鼠尾部的血管结构，包括大体解剖显微镜检查、双色微乳液灌注、微型计算机断层扫描（micro-CT）、微血管造影、组织病理学、X射线微血管造影和扫描电子显微镜检查。特别是，我们对横向尾血管和深部尾血管系统进行了全面检查。
小鼠尾部的脉管系统由两个循环系统组成：纵向循环系统和局部循环系统。纵向系统包括三组血管：尾中血管以及左右尾血管。此外，我们为这些血管提出了标准化命名法。
我们确定了小鼠尾部的两种血液循环模式：（1）沿尾部长度方向的纵向循环和（2）局部循环。这些血管分为三种类型：浅表血管、深部血管和交通血管。
