@article{oai:ir.kagoshima-u.ac.jp:00014224,
 author = {MINE, Kazuharu and SHIMOTAKAHARA, Rie and LEE, Hyeyong and NISHIMOTO, Daisaku and OGATA, Shigemitsu},
 issue = {1},
 journal = {鹿児島大学医学部保健学科紀要, Bulletin of the School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima University},
 month = {Mar},
 note = {PURPOSE: This study aimed to confirm the source artery of dorso-cranial part of subcutaneous structures in the rat trunk. METHODS: Three Wistar rats were dissected and the distribution of the source artery to the subcutaneous layer in question was pursued macroscopically. RESULTS: The lateral thoracic artery (LT) arose from the axillary artery. It divided into three, i.e. ventral, intermediate, and dorsal branches. The dorsal branch distributed the cranial part of the dorsum and anastomosed with the contralateral counterpart. The thoracodorsal artery (TD) arose from the subscapular artery and furcated into the dorsal muscle branch and the superficial branch. The latter supplied small area cranial to the cutaneus trunci muscle. CONCLUSION: The main source artery of the dorso-cranial subcutaneous structures of the rat trunk was the dorsal branch of the LT, whereas the superficial branch of the TD supplied minor area. The anatomical knowledge about the source artery in the focused region would improve the animal skin experiment intended to the wound healing and flap design.},
 pages = {77--81},
 title = {Source artery of the dorso-cranial part of subcutaneous structures   in the rat trunk},
 volume = {28},
 year = {2018}
}