[Morphological study of the heart of Electrophorus electricus].
Hearts of 7 Electrophorus electricus have been investigated on macroscopical and microscopical levels. Generally, the structure of the heart exhibits relative similarities with the other studied teleosts. The ventricular myocardium is mainly spongy and suggests that these structural features can offer an additional contraction power.
Camilli
J A
JA
Département d'Anatomie, Institut de Biologie, UNICAMP, Campinas, Brésil.
Dias
S M
SM
Orsi
A M
AM
Viotto
M J
MJ
Vicentini
C A
CA
D000818:Animals; D004593:Electrophorus / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D009206:Myocardium / Q000648:ultrastructure*
L'étude morphologique du coeur du "poraquê" (Electrophorus electricus).