Maria Eduarda Natal Nascimento

Chamber‐Specific Morphometry and Quantitative Cardiac Histology in the Broad‐Snouted Caiman ( Caiman latirostris )

Quantitative cardiac morphology remains poorly documented in crocodilians. Hearts from four commercially reared male Caiman latirostris were examined by gross morphometry, histology, stereology, reticulin staining and Masson's trichrome. Relative heart mass averaged 0.125% of bod...