Table 1. List of marmosets.
| ID | Sex | Obtaind as | Age (month) | Maturation stage | Body weight (g) | Heart weight (g) | Heart lesion | Purpose | Figure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F | Living body | 9 | Puberty | 300 | 1.72 | none | Histology | Figs. 6A–D, F, G and Supplementary Fig. 3 |
| 2 | M | Living body | 12 | Puberty | 319 | 2.15 | none | Histology | |
| 3 | F | Fixed heart | 13 | Puberty | 220 | 1.40 | none | Gross anatomy | Fig. 5 |
| 4 | F | Fixed heart | 18 | Sexual maturity | 270 | 1.89 | none | Gross anatomy | |
| 5 | F | Fixed heart | 19 | Sexual maturity | 395 | 2.37 | none | Gross anatomy | Fig. 2 |
| 6 | F | Fixed heart | 19 | Sexual maturity | 345 | 2.05 | none | Gross anatomy | |
| 7 | F | Fixed heart | 23 | Adult | 315 | 2.00 | none | Gross anatomy | |
| 8 | F | Fixed heart | 23 | Adult | 245 | NA | none | Histology | Fig. 6E and Supplementary Fig. 2 |
| 9 | F | Fixed heart | 24 | Adult | 290 | 1.71 | none | Gross anatomy | |
| 10 | F | Fixed heart | 24 | Adult | 220 | 1.38 | none | Gross anatomy | |
| 11 | M | Fixed heart | 27 | Adult | 245 | 1.65 | none | Gross anatomy | |
| 12 | F | Fixed heart | 51 | Adult | 310 | 2.29 | none | Gross anatomy | |
| 13 | M | Fixed heart | 65 | Adult | 335 | 2.11 | none | Gross anatomy | Figs. 3 and 4 |
Characteristics of the marmoset hearts used in the present study. Two marmosets were obtained live, while 11 were obtained as heart specimens fixed in formalin. The marmosets were between the life history stages of puberty and adulthood. Aged marmosets were not used. No heart lesions were observed. Heart weights were measured after fixation. NA, not available.