ISSN:
1432-0878
Keywords:
Myocardium
;
T-tubule system
;
Horseradish peroxidase
;
Sand rat
;
Mouse
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Summary The transverse tubule (T-tubule) system in papillary muscles of the sand rat and the mouse were studied with the aid of a diffusion tracer (horseradish peroxidase). The T-tubule system in the sand rat showed a typical mammalian pattern with sarcolemmal tubules invaginating at the Z-band level of the sarcomere. These tubules follow a transverse direction in the cell with frequent longitudinal side-branches which connect tubules at different Z-band levels. In the mouse myocardium, the T-tubules also start as lateral invaginations from the sarcolemma at the Z-band levels. In the cell interior, however, the tubules ramify and brake up into a complicated system of spirally running tubules. These spirals, of relative small diameter (400Å–700Å), frequently expand and form lobulated cisternae at the Z-band levels.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00220739
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