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Gross morphometry of the heart of the Common marmoset
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Abstract
The Callithrix jacchus is a Brazilian endemic species that has been widely used asan experimental model in biomedical research. Anatomical data are necessary to support experimental studies with this species. Eleven hearts of C. jacchus from the German Primate Centre (DPZ) have been studied in order to characterize their gross morphometry and compare them with other animal models and human. Biometric data were also obtained. The mean values for morphometry of the hearts did not show any significant difference between male and female. The relative heart weight was similar to human, bovine and equine species. Considering those aspects, the C. jacchus could be used as non-human primate experimental modelfor biomedical studies on heart.
Abstract
The Callithrix jacchus is a Brazilian endemic species that has been widely used asan experimental model in biomedical research. Anatomical data are necessary to support experimental studies with this species. Eleven hearts of C. jacchus from the German Primate Centre (DPZ) have been studied in order to characterize their gross morphometry and compare them with other animal models and human. Biometric data were also obtained. The mean values for morphometry of the hearts did not show any significant difference between male and female. The relative heart weight was similar to human, bovine and equine species. Considering those aspects, the C. jacchus could be used as non-human primate experimental modelfor biomedical studies on heart.
Keywords
anatomy, morphology, experimental model, primate, Callithrix jacchus, biometric
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Gross morphometry of the heart of the Common marmoset
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Issue
Article type
Original article
Pages
37-41
Published online
2014-02-27
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DOI
10.5603/FM.2013.0064
Bibliographic record
Folia Morphol 2014;73(1):37-41.
Keywords
anatomy
morphology
experimental model
primate
Callithrix jacchus
biometric
Authors
R. Senos
H. G. Benedicto
C. M. del Rio do Valle
R. del Rio do Valle
P. L. Nayudu
J. R. Kfoury Junior
P. P. Bombonato
