ISSN:
1432-0878
Keywords:
Myocardial cells
;
Ultrastructure
;
Differentiation
;
T-tubule formation
;
Opossum
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Summary Cardiac muscle cells in the right ventricle of the postnatal opposum were studied ultrastructurally, with particular attention to the developmental stage of T-tubule formation. Animals ranging from 5.5cm (day 29 of postnatal life) to 41 cm (young adult) in body length were used. Typical T-tubules were first recognized in a few myocardial cells of the 7.5cm (day 43) opossum. T-tubules increased in number as cardiac muscle cells continued to differentiate until 22cm in body length (about 105 days after birth). At this stage of development most of the T-tubules were completely established. The general mode of differentiation and development of cardiac muscle cells appeared essentially the same as in other mammals.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00232145
