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Immunohistochemical identification of Purkinje fibers and transitional cells in a terminal portion of the impulse-conducting system of porcine heart.

Cell and tissue research ·Vol. 253 ·No. 1 ·1988-07-00 ·Pages 47-53

Toshimori H, Toshimori K, Oura C, Matsuo H, Matsukura S

Abstract

The ultrastructure of porcine ventricular tissue was studied by electron microscopy and immunocytochemical techniques. Electron-dense specific granules were found in both Purkinje fibers and transitional cells in the ventricular walls, and were positively stained by the immunogold staining method using an antiserum against atrial natriuretic polypeptide (ANP). This suggests that both the Purkinje fibers and transitional cells display the same specific granules as atrial cardiocytes containing ANP. These results demonstrate that Purkinje fibers and two types of transitional cells, in addition to the ordinary ventricular cardiocytes, can be identified in porcine ventricular wall tissue.

MeSH Terms
Animals Atrial Natriuretic Factor/immunology Heart Conduction System/ultrastructure Heart Ventricles/cytology,ultrastructure Immunohistochemistry Inclusion Bodies/ultrastructure Microscopy, Electron Myocardial Contraction Myocardium/cytology,ultrastructure Purkinje Fibers/ultrastructure Swine/anatomy & histology
Chemicals
Atrial Natriuretic Factor
Authors & Affiliations
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Toshimori H
Department of Anatomy, Miyazaki Medical College, Japan.
Toshimori K
Oura C
Matsuo H
Matsukura S
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Article Info
Journal
Cell and tissue research
Abbr.
Cell Tissue Res
ISSN
0302-766X
DOI
10.1007/BF00221738
Published
1988-07-00
Pages
47-53
Language
English
Region
Germany
NLM ID
0417625
Subset
IM
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PubMed source DOI: 10.1007/BF00221738 View journal details
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