Fig. 8. Transmission electron microscopy of wild-type and transgenic hearts.
Ventricular myocardium of 4-week-old wild-type (A,B) and
MHC/Ecad (C,D)
mice appeared remarkably similar at the ultrastructural level. The myocytes
displayed well-organized myofibrils that inserted into the adherens junctions
of the E-cadherin transgenic heart similar to wild-type. The intercalated disc
structures also appeared similar in both hearts. Bars, 2 µm (A,C); 500 nm
(B,D).