Meanings
- not comparableNear the middle of the heart (or, especially, the cardiac stomach of an invertebrate)
Centrally-positioned transverse cross sections were taken from pterocardiac and zygocardiac ossicles (Fig 2A and 2B ), while mesocardiac ossicles and eyestalks were cut longitudinally (Fig 2C and 2D ) (following Leland et al.
2015 August 27, “Direct Age Determination of a Subtropical Freshwater Crayfish (Redclaw, Cherax quadricarinatus ) Using Ossicular Growth Marks”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
Origin
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