A Comparative Quantitative Analysis of the Postnatal Changes in the Myocardium of the Left and Right Ventricles in Rats

Iliev Alexandar A.; Kotov Georgi N.; Landzhov Boycho V.; Jelev Lazar S.; Dimitrova Iva N.; Hinova-Palova Dimka V.

doi:10.1515/folmed-2017-0089

Folia Medica (Jun 2018)

A Comparative Quantitative Analysis of the Postnatal Changes in the Myocardium of the Left and Right Ventricles in Rats

Iliev Alexandar A.,
Kotov Georgi N.,
Landzhov Boycho V.,
Jelev Lazar S.,
Dimitrova Iva N.,
Hinova-Palova Dimka V.

Affiliations

Iliev Alexandar A.: Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
Kotov Georgi N.: Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
Landzhov Boycho V.: Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
Jelev Lazar S.: Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
Dimitrova Iva N.: Department of Cardiology, St Ekaterina University Hospital, Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
Hinova-Palova Dimka V.: Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/folmed-2017-0089
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 60, no. 2
pp. 226 – 233

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Background: The growth of the heart during the foetal and early postnatal development takes places mainly due to hyperplasia. The late postnatal development is characterised by cardiomyocytic hypertrophy in response to normal physiological mechanisms and increased load. To study the cell size most authors measure the diameter either directly or indirectly.

Published in Folia Medica

ISSN: 0204-8043 (Print); 1314-2143 (Online)
Publisher: Pensoft Publishers
Country of publisher: Bulgaria
LCC subjects: Medicine
Website: https://foliamedica.bg

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