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Contents Developmental and Physiological Aspects of the Chicken Embryonic Heart

Penn State Lehigh Valley / Muhlenberg College

Introduction

Materials

Notes to Instructor

General Information
Chicken Eggs
Solutions
Temperature
Tools
Techniques for Heart Removal
Recommended Atlas

Student Outline

Introduction
Materials per Student Pair
Making a Windowed Egg
Explantation of a Chicken Embryo
Electrophysiology of the Embryonic Heart
Effects of Caffeine and/or Alcohol on Heart Rate
Clean-Up

Acknowledgments

Literature Cited

Appendix A


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