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Studies on the heart ofHeteropneustes fossilis (Bloch)

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The minute anatomy of the heart ofHeteropneustes fossilis has been described. The anteriormost chamber of the heart is a bulbus arteriosus with an appendant pouch-like structure. As for the cardiac-valves, there are a pair of sinu-atrial valves, two pairs of atrio-ventricular valves and a pair of ventriculo-bulbar valves. The conducting tissues are absent in the heart.

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Abbreviations

A.:

Atrium

A.V.V.I.:

Major atrio-ventricular valve

A.V.V.II.:

Minor atrio-ventricular valve

B.A.:

Bulbus arteriosus

C.D.:

Cuvierian duct

I.L.:

Inner circular muscle layer of the bulbus arteriosus

I.P.:

Inpushing of the wall of the bulbus arteriosus

M.P.:

Median partition of the bulbus arteriosus

O.L.:

Outer loose connective tissue layer of the bulbus arteriosus

S.A.V.:

Sinu-atrial valve

S.V.:

Sinus venosus

V.B.V.:

Ventriculo-bulbar valve

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  1. Department of Zoology, Fatima Mata National College, Quilon, Kerala State

    E. I. Thomas

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Communicated by Prof. B. C. Mahendra,d.sc., f.a.sc., f.a.z., f.z.s.i.

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Thomas, E.I. Studies on the heart ofHeteropneustes fossilis (Bloch). Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 66, 53–62 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03051670

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