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"Ossa cordis and os aorta in the one‐humped camel: Computed tomography, light microscopy and morphometric analysis

Research Authors
El‐Gendy, Samir AA, Mohamed AM Alsafy, Catrin S. Rutland, Samar M. Ez Elarab, Hanan H. Abd‐Elhafeez, and Basma M. Kamal.
Research Abstract

The present study describes the morphological characteristics of the camel heart Ossa cordis, and os aorta using computed tomography soft tissue window (CT) alongside 3D render volume reconstructions and light microscopy. The current study techniques demonstrated the Ossa cordis and os aorta in the cardiac window with more precision than the black and white (ghost), and angiography images. Transverse and sagittal CT images additionally demonstrated the presence of Ossa cordis and os aorta. This study is the first to record two small Ossa cordis sinistrum and one os aorta in the camel heart, in addition to the more commonly observed singular, large, os cordis dextrum. The os cordis dextrum was always located in the upper part of the interventricular septum, near to its junction with the atrium, forming an elongated rectangular shape when observed transversally. The wider cranial part was composed from bone, whereas the caudal aspect was narrow and contained both bone and cartilage. Light microscopy identified that the os cordis dextrum consisted of trabecular bone, marrow spaces, and hyaline cartilage. Two Ossa cordis sinistrum were detected on the left side of the heart, one in the right fibrous ring and another in the interventricular septum, microscopy showed that both contained only trabecular bone with osteocytes, osteoblasts, and osteoclasts. At the level of ascending aorta, there was also trabecular bone containing osteocytes, an os aorta.

Research Date
Research Journal
Microscopy Research and Technique (2022). Volume86, Issue1   January 2023 Pages 53-62.First published: 10 November 2022
Research Publisher
 Microscopy Research and Technique (2022). Volume86, Issue1   January 2023 Pages 53-62.First published: 10 November 2022  https://doi.org/10.1002/jemt.24256
Research Rank
Journal Citation Reports (Clarivate, 2022): 5/21 (Anatomy & Morphology)47/94 (Biology)3/9 (Microscopy)
Research Vol
 Microscopy Research and Technique (2022). Volume86, Issue1   January 2023 Pages 53-62.First published: 10 November 2022  https://doi.org/10.1002/jemt.24256
Research Website
https://analyticalsciencejournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jemt.24256
Research Year
.First published: 10 November 2022  https://doi.org/10.1002/jemt.24256
Research Pages
 Microscopy Research and Technique (2022). Volume86, Issue1   January 2023 Pages 53-62