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Figure 5. Altered chamber morphology in muz heartsCoronal plastic sections of stage 40 wild type and muz
hearts (top rows) numbered from ventral side of cardiac cavity, and
indicated by white lines in 3D models (bottom rows). m= myocardium, e= inner
endocardial tube, v= ventricle, ot= outflow tract , a= atrium. No blood
cells are seen in the muz sections due to lack of
circulation, and myocardial layer appears thinner throughout the
muz heart compared to wild type. The
muz ventricle is wider than in wild type (sections 7
and 11), while outflow tract and atrium are dilated (sections 14, 23 and
41). Abnormal muz chamber morphology is highlighted in 3D
projections of outlines of myocardium (A, C, E, G, red=ventricle,
blue=outflow tract, green=atrium) and endocardium (B, D, F, H, orange),
including elongated ventricle, dilated outflow tract (black arrowhead in E)
and narrow cardiac tube at AVC level (black arrow in G).
muz endocardium is very compressed with drastically
reduced lumen (white arrows in 23, F and H) Image published in: Abu-Daya A et al. (2009) Image reproduced on Xenbase with permission of the publisher and the copyright holder. This image is reproduced with permission of the journal and the copyright holder. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution license Larger Image Printer Friendly View |