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Observations on the ascending aortic fold in two chacma baboons ( Papio hamadryas ursinus )
Author(s) -
Lebona G.T.
Publication year - 1994
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.1600-0684.1994.tb00296.x
Subject(s) - baboon , biology , fold (higher order function) , anatomy , zoology , endocrinology , mechanical engineering , engineering
Baboons ( Papio ) were used to study the ascending aortic fold. The fold was present in two out of 20 hearts examined. Its position and shape was comparable to that observed in human subjects. The principal difference was the absence of paraganglia. The functional role of the baboon fold is unclear.