Figure - PMC

Skip to main content

An official website of the United States government

Here's how you know

Here's how you know

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

View full-text article in PMC

. 2022 Sep 12;10:968870. doi: 10.3389/fcell.2022.968870

Search in PMC
Search in PubMed
View in NLM Catalog
Add to search

Copyright © 2022 Kronsteiner, Zopf, Heimel, Oberoi, Kramer, Slezak, Weninger, Podesser, Kiss and Moscato.

This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

PMC Copyright notice

(A). Surgical window of the right cervical and cardiac region in a pig. White arrows point at the VN, the ST, and the superior CB. The positions of the CCA and right subclavian artery are labeled for anatomical orientation. The inferior cardiac branch was not used in this study and is located caudal to the subclavian artery. Cr, cranial; cd, caudal; CCA, common carotid artery; VN, cervical vagus nerve; ST, sympathetic trunk; CB, superior cardiac branch. Cr, cranial; cd, caudal; CCA, common carotid artery; VN, cervical vagus nerve; ST, sympathetic trunk; CB, superior cardiac branch. (B). Surgical window of the right cervical and cardiac region in a rabbit. The cervical VN gives one superior CB to the heart. White arrows point at the VN; the ST; and the superior CB. Single white arrow pointing at position of the subclavian artery (behind rib cage). The inferior cardiac branch was not used in this study and is located below the subclavian artery. VN, vagus nerve; ST, sympathetic trunk; CB, superior cardiac branch; CCA, common carotid artery.