Abstract

Anatomical and Histochemical Investigation of Urinary System in Grey Mongoose (Herpestes edwardsii) in Iraq

Highlights

  • The grey mongoose is the most important animal used as breeding ornamental, because this animal according to[1] status listed as Least Concern

  • The present study explained that the renal system in grey mongoose consist of kidneys, ureters was narrow tubule extend dorsally form the hilus of kidney and moved caudally which price the urinary bladder in lateral side

  • The internal surface of kidney includes dark cortex area separated from the medulla by subcortical zone; the medulla opened in wide pelvic region by one pyramidal rays and papilla (Figures 3 and 4)

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Introduction

The grey mongoose is the most important animal used as breeding ornamental, because this animal according to[1] status listed as Least Concern. The classification of grey mongoose in Iraq includes[2,3]. Order: Carnivora, Family: Herpestidae, Genus: Herpestes, Species: H. edwardsii. The[5] stated that the genus of edwardsii include ten species and is considered the oldest genus within the order Carnivora[6]. The Indian mongoose mostly found in southern Asia mainly India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and some other parts of Asia[7]. Found in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Indonesia, and has been introduced on Japan[8,9,10]. The urinary system is a major matter of medical research because many diseases are incurable when the kidney is roughly deterioration[11]. In12 describes that the urinary system is more impor-

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