Comparison between right and left ventricular myocardia during the human fetal period. Stereological evaluation

Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 587-592

  Xavier Vidal, Ricardo ^a   Madi, Kalil ^b  

^a Associacao Xavier Vidal Direitos H   (Brazil)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Biometry; Cardiac development; Fetus; Morphology; Morphometry; Stereology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; FETUS HEART; HEART VENTRICLE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

FEMALE; FETAL HEART; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD;

EID: 0033122260     PISSN: 0066782X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0066-782X1999000500005     Document Type: Article

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