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Owl monkeys are commonly used in biomedical research which is affected by the high incidence of cardiomyopathy in this species. Occasionally, owl monkeys with no clinical signs of heart disease… Click to show full abstract
Owl monkeys are commonly used in biomedical research which is affected by the high incidence of cardiomyopathy in this species. Occasionally, owl monkeys with no clinical signs of heart disease are found dead and at necropsy show no, or very mild, cardiomyopathy. A possible explanation for sudden death is acute myocardial infarction; however, early myocardial changes may be difficult to assess by conventional stains and light microscopy.
Keywords:
heart;
detection early;
death;
early myocardial;
owl monkeys
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Primatology
Year Published: 2021
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Journal Title: Journal of Medical Primatology
Year Published: 2021
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