Author's Organization：Department of Veterinary Anatomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Miyazaki University Department of Veterinary Anatomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Miyazaki University Department of Veterinary Anatomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Miyazaki University Department of Veterinary Anatomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Miyazaki University Laboratory of Veterinary Anatomy, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tokyo
Published: December 15, 1984Received: June 06, 1984Available on J-STAGE: February 13, 2008Accepted: August 25, 1984
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The heart of the duck was observed by light (LM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The subendocardial Purkinje (P) fibers formed a delicate network. Most of the P fibers appeared as flattened cylinders. The end portions of these fibers showed irregular shapes. Single slender P fibers were often observed to extend from the P network into the ordinary cardiac muscle layer.
