Discovery Of A Bone In Chimpanzee Hearts

Sturrock, Craig J.; Stanford, Kelly; Moittie, Sophie; Baiker, Kerstin; Redrobe, Sharon; Rutland, Catrin Sian

doi:10.3389/frym.2021.592105

Authors

Dr CRAIG STURROCK craig.sturrock@nottingham.ac.uk
Principal Research Fellow

Kelly Stanford

Sophie Moittie

Kerstin Baiker

Sharon Redrobe

CATRIN RUTLAND catrin.rutland@nottingham.ac.uk
Associate Professor

Abstract

The os cordis (heart bone) is a rare bone found only in a few animals in the world. We discovered an os cordis in some chimpanzees. The os cordis was found in males and females, and in young and old animals. It was not present in chimps with healthy hearts, only in those with severe heart disease. We also discovered that a tissue called cartilage was present around the bone. The presence of cartilage gives us clues about how and why these rare bones develop.

Citation

Sturrock, C. J., Stanford, K., Moittie, S., Baiker, K., Redrobe, S., & Rutland, C. S. (2022). Discovery Of A Bone In Chimpanzee Hearts. Frontiers for Young Minds, 9, Article 592105. https://doi.org/10.3389/frym.2021.592105

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Dec 7, 2021
Online Publication Date	Jan 4, 2022
Publication Date	Jan 1, 2022
Deposit Date	Apr 29, 2022
Publicly Available Date	Apr 29, 2022
Journal	Frontiers for Young Minds
Print ISSN	2296-6846
Publisher	Frontiers Media
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	9
Article Number	592105
DOI	https://doi.org/10.3389/frym.2021.592105
Keywords	General Materials Science
Public URL	https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/7838888
Publisher URL	https://kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frym.2021.592105