Morphological aspects of atrioventricular valves in the ostrich (Struthio camelus)

Heart anatomy in the ostrich has been reported, but there are few information on the histological features of the atrioventricular valves. Hearts of young ostriches were fixed in 10% formaldehyde for 24 h and dissected to characterize their macroscopic anatomy. Samples of valves were harvested and s...

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Main Authors: Marcelo Abidu-Figueiredo, Clarice Machado Santos, Marco Aurélio Pereira Sampaio, Maurício Alves Chagas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2013-08-01
Series:Biotemas
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/biotemas/article/view/28851