Related Experiment Videos
Heart morphological changes in rats placed in a crowded environment
Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health
|October 1, 1977
Abstract:
A group of rats were stressed by placing them in a crowded environment. Examination of the hearts showed the following anatomic changes: (1) increased weight; (2) occlusion of capillaries by platelet thrombi; (3) endothelial swelling of capillaries; and (4) swelling and deformity of mitochondria.