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Morphometric Studies of the Heart in Normal Rhesus Monkeys ( Macaca mulatta )
Author(s) -
Swindle M.M.,
Blum J.R.,
Weiss J.L.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
journal of medical primatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.31
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1600-0684
pISSN - 0047-2565
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0684.1986.tb00307.x
Subject(s) - body weight , anatomy , biology , physiology , medicine
The hearts of 47 rhesus monkeys were examined at necropsy. Normal morphometric parameters of the heart were established. Included in the values are measurements of weight of the heart as a percentage of body weight, overall dimensions of the heart, and measurements of ventricular morphology.