Ultra-high resolution scanning electron microscopic studies on the sarcoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria in the rat cardiac and skeletal muscle fibers
Symposium I: Recent Studies in the Ultrastructure of the Heart Muscle Symposium I-2
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Abstract
The three-dimensional structure of the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR), transverse (T)-axial tubular system and mitochondria in cardiac and skeletal muscle fibers of the rat was examined by ultra-high resolution scanning electron microscopy after removal of the cytoplasmic matrices and myofilaments by the aldehyde-osmium-dimethyl sulfoxide-osmium procedure1,2. Between the cardiac and the skeletal muscle fibers, striking differences in the three-dimensional structure of the mitochondria and of the SR were observed.
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Sarcoplasmic reticulum Mitochondria Cardiac muscle Scanning electron microscopy Skeletal musclePreview
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