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Prenatal morphogenic and histogenic development of the kidney in rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus)

Mohamed Aref, Noha Ali Abd-almotaleb, Eman H. Elsheikh, Gamal A. Salem, Mohamed A. Nassan, Esraa Elsheikh.


Abstract
Background:
Rabbits are easily available and docile animals; thus, they are a promising model for medical research. White New Zealand rabbits are usually employed for research.

Aim:
To determine the kidney's histological structure using rabbit embryos and fetuses at various stages of gestation.

Methods:
Morphogenesis and histogenesis of the kidney were assessed using Harris's haematoxylin and eosin staining at different gestational periods in rabbits.

Results:
Around the tenth day of gestation, the intermediate mesoderm started to differentiate into kidney tissue. The first primitive form of the kidney was the pronephros, which consisted of pronephric tubules and ducts. Large mesonephroi occupied a large part of the abdominal cavity from the 13th day of gestation and persisted for several days. At 15th day of gestation, the permanent kidney, the metanephros, began its differentiation and then persevered until formation of the adult kidney tissue at 24th day of gestation.

Conclusion:
This study clarified normal kidney histogenesis in rabbits; this would provide better understanding of kidney diseases aid in kidney transplant.

Key words: Embryo, Kidney, Mesonephros, Metanephros, Rabbit


 
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Aref M, Abd-almotaleb NA, Elsheikh EH, Salem GA, Nassan MA, Elsheikh E. Prenatal morphogenic and histogenic development of the kidney in rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus). Open Vet J. 2025; 15(2): 738-745. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2025.v15.i2.23

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Aref M, Abd-almotaleb NA, Elsheikh EH, Salem GA, Nassan MA, Elsheikh E. Prenatal morphogenic and histogenic development of the kidney in rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus). https://www.openveterinaryjournal.com/?mno=226464 [Access: March 13, 2025]. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2025.v15.i2.23

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Aref M, Abd-almotaleb NA, Elsheikh EH, Salem GA, Nassan MA, Elsheikh E. Prenatal morphogenic and histogenic development of the kidney in rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus). Open Vet J. 2025; 15(2): 738-745. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2025.v15.i2.23


Vancouver/ICMJE Style

Aref M, Abd-almotaleb NA, Elsheikh EH, Salem GA, Nassan MA, Elsheikh E. Prenatal morphogenic and histogenic development of the kidney in rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus). Open Vet J. (2025), [cited March 13, 2025]; 15(2): 738-745. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2025.v15.i2.23


Harvard Style

Aref, M., Abd-almotaleb, . N. A., Elsheikh, . E. H., Salem, . G. A., Nassan, . M. A. & Elsheikh, . E. (2025) Prenatal morphogenic and histogenic development of the kidney in rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus). Open Vet J, 15 (2), 738-745. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2025.v15.i2.23


Turabian Style

Aref, Mohamed, Noha Ali Abd-almotaleb, Eman H. Elsheikh, Gamal A. Salem, Mohamed A. Nassan, and Esraa Elsheikh. 2025. Prenatal morphogenic and histogenic development of the kidney in rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus). Open Veterinary Journal, 15 (2), 738-745. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2025.v15.i2.23


Chicago Style

Aref, Mohamed, Noha Ali Abd-almotaleb, Eman H. Elsheikh, Gamal A. Salem, Mohamed A. Nassan, and Esraa Elsheikh. "Prenatal morphogenic and histogenic development of the kidney in rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus)." Open Veterinary Journal 15 (2025), 738-745. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2025.v15.i2.23


MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Aref, Mohamed, Noha Ali Abd-almotaleb, Eman H. Elsheikh, Gamal A. Salem, Mohamed A. Nassan, and Esraa Elsheikh. "Prenatal morphogenic and histogenic development of the kidney in rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus)." Open Veterinary Journal 15.2 (2025), 738-745. Print. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2025.v15.i2.23


APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Aref, M., Abd-almotaleb, . N. A., Elsheikh, . E. H., Salem, . G. A., Nassan, . M. A. & Elsheikh, . E. (2025) Prenatal morphogenic and histogenic development of the kidney in rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus). Open Veterinary Journal, 15 (2), 738-745. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2025.v15.i2.23


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