Morphometric analysis of myocardial cells in a teleost
Leknes, I.L.
Anatomischer Anzeiger 155(1-5): 169-172
1984
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-2786 PMID: 6721178 Document Number: 234505
Morphometric parameters are described for myocardial cells in the ventricle and atrium in a teleost, Gadus virens L. The myofibrils volume fractions are 73 and 78% in ventricle and atrium, respectively. The corresponding values for mitochondria and sarcoplasmic reticulum are 23 and 20%, and 0.5 and 0.4%. The muscle cells in the ventricle contain more glycogen than the atrial ones. The morphometric parameters are compared with those previously reported for cardiac muscle cells in mammals.