Talk:Paper - The development of the heart in man

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No. Embryo Length (CRL) mm Source
1 2W1 3
2 S1 6
3 B1 8 Prof. Symington
4 M1 9
5 S4 12.5
6 B2 13 Prof. Symington
7 Embryo 16 mm 16 Prof. Peter Thompson
8 S3 20
9 B3 22 Prof. Symington
10 Embryo 30 mm 30 Prof. Bryce
11 E1 28.5
Reference: Waterston D. The development of the heart in man. (1917) Trans. Roy. Soc. Edin., 7(2): 258-302.
No. Embryo Length (CRL) mm Comment
1 2W1 3 27 somites Carnegie stage 12
2 S1 6 Carnegie stage 13
3 B1 8 Prof. Symington
4 M1 9
5 S4 12.5
6 B2 13 Prof. Symington
7 Embryo 16 mm 16 Prof. Peter Thompson
8 S3 20
9 B3 22 Prof. Symington
10 Embryo 30 mm 30 Prof. Bryce
11 E1 28.5
All of these embryos showed good histological condition, and most of them almost perfect histological detail.
Note - table has been modified from the original article.

Reference: Waterston D. The development of the heart in man. (1917) Trans. Roy. Soc. Edin., 7(2): 258-302.

All of these embryos showed good histological condition, and most of them almost perfect histological detail.


I am indebted to Prof. Symington for the embryos B1, B2, and B3, and to Prof. Peter Thompson and to Prof. Bryce respectively for the opportunity of examining and reconstructing from their sections the heart in the embryos 7 and 10 of the list.