Calculation of volumes and systolic indices of heart ventricle from Halobatrachus didactylus: Echocardiographic noninvasive method

Journal of Experimental Zoology

Volumn 286, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 585-595

  Coucelo, Josefina ^a   Joaquim, Natércia ^a   Coucelo, José ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^b Hospital Particular Do Algarve   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DIASTOLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FISH; HEART; HEART MUSCLE; HEART VENTRICLE; HEART VOLUME; HISTOLOGY; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SYSTOLE;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; CARDIAC VOLUME; DIASTOLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FISHES; HEART; HEART VENTRICLES; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MYOCARDIUM; SYSTOLE;

ANIMALIA; HALOBATRACHUS DIDACTYLUS;

EID: 0034192563     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-010X(20000501)286:6<585::AID-JEZ5>3.0.CO;2-Z     Document Type: Article

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