A Novel Ex Ovo Banding Technique to Alter Intracardiac Hemodynamics in an Embryonic Chicken SystemVinal Menon 1, Lorain Junor 2, Marwa Balhaj 1, John F. Eberth 1,3, Jay D. Potts 1,3
1Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of South Carolina, 2Instrumentation Resource Facility, School of Medicine, University of South Carolina, 3Biomedical Engineering Program, College of Engineering and Computing, University of South Carolina
For the first time we present here a reproducible banding procedure to alter hemodynamics in the developing heart ex ovo. This is achieved by partially constricting the outflow tract (OFT).
