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The renal arteries of four brown bears (Ursus arctos) have been investigated after filling with a polyester resin. It is shown that in all cases the renal artery devides into ventral and dorsal, sub-and suprapelvic arteries. The distribution of these arteries and the number of renculi supplied are described.
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Gościcka, D., Tomasik, E. Extent of vascularization by the two branches of the renal artery in the brown bear (Ursus Arctos). Anat Embryol 157, 227–229 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00305162
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00305162