Morophology of pancreas the paca Cuniculus paca (Rodentia, Cuniculide) in captivity

• Grant number: 14/08196-4
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: October 01, 2014
• End date: September 30, 2015
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Veterinary Medicine - Animal Clinics and Surgery
• Principal Investigator: Marcia Rita Fernandes Machado
• Grantee: Letícia de Castro Fiori
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias (FCAV). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Jaboticabal. Jaboticabal , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Rodents include the largest and most diverse group of mammals, with over 1700 different species. Considering that the spotted paca (Cuniculus paca) is the second-largest rodent in the Brazilian fauna, researches on these animals is becoming important, because there is a great interest in its trade creation since they have excellent quality meat and they can likely become an alternative to animal experimentation. Yet, as there is little detailed information about its morphology, the objective of this work is to describe the morphology of its pancreas by macroscopic analysis and light microscopy. (AU)

Scientific publications

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L.C. FIORI; L.M. LEAL; T.H.C. SASAHARA; F.S. OLIVEIRA; L. SIMÕES; L.L. MARTINS; S. GARCIA FILHO; M.R.F. MACHADO. Morfologia do pâncreas da paca (Cuniculus paca, Linnaeus, 1766). Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, v. 71, n. 2, p. 571-576, 2019-06-06. (14/08196-4)