Microscopic study of right fibrous annulus

Folia Morphologica

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 32-35

  Dudziak, M ^a   Skwarek, M ^b   Hreczecha, J ^a   Jerzemowski, J ^b   Grzybiak, M ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GDANSK   (Poland)

^b GDANSK UNIVERSITY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT   (Poland)

Author keywords

Human heart; Morphology; Morphometry; Right atrio ventricular ostium; Tricuspid valve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSECTION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HEART; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR VALVE; HEART EXCITATION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRICS; TRICUSPID VALVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; FEMALE; HEART; HEART ATRIA; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TRICUSPID VALVE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63649089381     PISSN: 00155659     EISSN: 16443284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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