The intercalated disc of monkey myocardial cells and Purkinje fibers as revealed by scanning electron microscopy

Archives of Histology and Cytology

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 453-465

  Zhang, Lei ^a   Ina, Keisuke ^a   Kitamura, Hirokazu ^a   Campbell, Gordon R ^b   Shimada, Tatsuo ^a  

^a OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART ATRIUM MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; PURKINJE FIBER; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0030460897     PISSN: 09149465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1679/aohc.59.453     Document Type: Article

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