The left-sided aortic arch in humans, viewed as the end-result of natural selection during vertebrate evolution

Cardiology in the Young

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 111-122

  Muster, Alexander J ^a,b   Idriss, Rachid F ^a   Backer, Carl L ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aortic arches; Comparative anatomy of vertebrate aortic arches; Evolution of vertebrate cardiovascular system

Indexed keywords

AORTA; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW;

AORTA; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; LUNG; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0035227861     PISSN: 10479511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S104795110001252X     Document Type: Article

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