Morphology of the atrioventricular junction in Iguana iguana (Reptilia-Iguanidae);Morfologia da junção atrioventricular em Iguana iguana (Reptilia-Iguanidae)

Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Research and Animal Science

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 420-428

  Jurado, Sonia Regina ^a   Franco, Roberto Jorge Da Silva ^b   Morceli, Valdívia Rocha ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atrioventricular junction; Heart; Iguana iguana; Node atrioventricular; Purkinje cell

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; IGUANA; IGUANA IGUANA; IGUANIDAE; MAMMALIA; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 78149289113     PISSN: 14139596     EISSN: 16784456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11606/issn.1678-4456.bjvras.2006.26492     Document Type: Article

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