After the renal arteries enter at the hilus they give off the rami capsulares toadipose capsule except supplying the kidneys. The rami capsulares come from the arte-riae interlobares renis,which is different from Nickels observation.

• 牛肾动脉肾脂囊支的起源陈嘉绩，刘建遂（江苏农学院杨州225002）将新鲜牛肾连肾脂囊一起摘出，用20%25A、B、S丁酮溶液加油与颜色混匀，由肾动脉注入后，可见有血管从肾皮质部表面的沟中穿出，分布干肾脂囊。