Sharma R, Kumar S
Z Mikrosk Anat Forsch. 1982;96(6):1069-77.
The kidney of Clarias batrachus is distinguished morphologically into head, trunk and mesonephric lobes. All parts of the kidney are provided with heterotopic thyroid follicles. The study of serial sections indicates that they are migrated from Pharyngeal region along the blood vessels. They are present in the form of clusters at the opening of the blood vessels in these parts. Presence of nerves in close proximity to the heterotopic thyroid follicles indicates that nerves may have some control on the renal thyroid follicles. The presence of nerve plexuses in parenchyma of trunk kidney and in the afferent and efferent vessels has been recorded. The prolific innervation suggests that nerves have definite control over the regulation of blood flow in the trunk kidney.
胡子鲶的肾脏在形态上可分为头部、躯干和中肾叶。肾脏的所有部分都有异位甲状腺滤泡。连续切片研究表明，它们是从咽部区域沿血管迁移而来的。它们以簇状形式存在于这些部位血管的开口处。异位甲状腺滤泡附近有神经，这表明神经可能对肾脏甲状腺滤泡有一定的控制作用。已记录到在躯干肾实质以及传入和传出血管中有神经丛。丰富的神经支配表明神经对躯干肾的血流调节有明确的控制作用。
