The unique paired retinal vessels of the gray short ‐tailed opossum (Monodelphis domestica) and their relationship to astrocytes and microglial cells

Conclusion: M. domestica possessed the unusual paired vasculature and capillary loops arrangement previously described in the marsupial CNS. These observations in a small laboratory‐friendly marsupial opens up new frontiers to investigate the factors that regulate paired blood vessel development and the functional significance of this arrangement when compared to the anastomotic pattern observed in the retina of eutherian mammals. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

Source: The Anatomical Record Part B: The New Anatomist - April 1, 2017 Category: Anatomy Authors: Paul G. McMenamin, Cecilia Naranjo Golborne, Xiangting Chen, Ben Wheaton, Samantha Dando Tags: Full Length Article Source Type: research