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A cytochemical method for the identification of ischemic and necrotic myocardial fibres

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The author studied the nickel-dimethylglioxim reaction in ischemic and necrotic myocardium fibres in dogs, following ligature of the left anterior descending coronary artery. The nickel-dimethylglioxim reaction was positive in ischemic fibers, but not in necrotic ones. The cytochemical reaction, observed in ischemic fibers, was localized in the intracellular compartment and in the mitochondria.

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Untersucht wurde die Nickel-Dimethylglioxim-Reaktion in ischämischen und nekrotischen Herzmuskelzellen von Hunden. Vorausgegangen war eine Ligatur des linken absteigenden Koronararterienastes. Die Nickel-Dimethylglioxim-Reaktion war positiv in ischämischen Zellen, jedoch nicht in nekrotischen. Die cytochemische Reaktion, wie sie in ischämischen Fasern beobachtet wird, war im intrazellulärem Compartment und in den Mitochondrien lokalisiert.

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  1. Institute of Forensic Medicine, Semmelweis University of Medicine, Üllöi út 93, P.O.B. 9/41, H-1450, Budapest, Hungary

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Felszeghy, E. A cytochemical method for the identification of ischemic and necrotic myocardial fibres. Int J Leg Med 106, 148–151 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01225237

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