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Absence of blood vessels in the brain parenchyma of hynobiid salamanders

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The brains of hynobiid salamanders were studied with a light and an electron microscope. Blood vessels were found in the neural lobe, the olfactory bulb, and the meninx. In the bulk of the brain parenchyma, however, blood vessels were not found. This virtual absence of brain vascularization may be unique to hynobiid salamanders among vertebrates.

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  1. Department of Biology, Shimane University, 690, Shimane, Japan

    K. Tsuneki, M. Ouji, H. Akiyoshi & K. Ichihara

  2. Department of Pathology, Tottori University School of Medicine, 683, Tottori, Japan

    K. Tsuneki, M. Ouji, H. Akiyoshi & K. Ichihara

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Acknowledgments. We would like to express our thanks to Dr S. R. Vigna, University of Oregon, for reading an earlier draft of the manuscript. Thanks are also due to S. Kuzumi, M. Katayama, M. Sato and T. Ikuta who assisted in collecting the salamanders.

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Tsuneki, K., Ouji, M., Akiyoshi, H. et al. Absence of blood vessels in the brain parenchyma of hynobiid salamanders. Experientia 41, 1400–1402 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01950004

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