Discovery of os cordis in the cardiac skeleton of chimpanzees (pan troglodytes)

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• who: Sophie Moittié et al. from the SchoolUniversity of have published the Article: Discovery of os cordis in the cardiac skeleton of chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes), in the Journal: Scientific Reports Scientific Reports
• what: The aim of this study was to characterise the hyperdense tissue discovered in the chimpanzee heart using microCT and histopathological techniques. This research has uncovered the presence of cartilage and/or bone formation in the cardiac skeleton of several chimpanzees. According to the available clinical history of the animals in the present study, S13, S14 and S16 showed evidence of chronic renal . . .
  

   

  

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