RT Journal Article T1 Microvasculature of the Gastric Mucosa in Dogs A1 Martín Alguacil, María Nieves A1 Gaspar Simón, Ignacio de A1 Martín Ortí, Rafael A1 Gomez García, J A1 Martín Ortí, Rosario AB A corrosion casting technique was used to study differences in the microvascular architecture of the pars cardiaca, the fundus ventriculi, the corpus ventriculi and the pars pylorica of the canine gastric mucosa. This technique revealed an unusual arrangement of the microvascular architecture in the nonglandular region surroundin the esophageal opening. Capillaries run tortuously along the mucosal surface parallel to the long axis of the esophagus, and some capillaries form a polygonal network that extends arround the seromucous pland. In contrast, the mucosal capillaries of the glandular regions of the stomach are arranged in a symmetric pattern associated with the gastric glands. There are also differences in the mucosal microvessels of the cardiac and fundic areas compared to the corpus and the antrum. In the cardiac and fundic regions, a sparse microvascular patterns was observed and fewer capillaries drained into a single venule. However, the vessels surrounding the gastric glands in the corpus and antral areas drained into venules perpendicular to the hexagonal arrangement of the capillaries. PB Karger SN 0001-5180 YR 1997 FD 1997 LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/115875 UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/115875 LA eng NO Martin-Alguacil, N., Gaspar-Simon, Martin, R., Gomez-Garcia, J., & Martin-Orti, R. (1997). Microvasculature of the gastric mucosa in dogs. ACTA ANATOMICA, 160(3), 179-188. DS Docta Complutense RD 17 abr 2025