Figure 1.
Hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) and phosphotungstic acid–hematoxylin (PTAH) staining of cardiac tissues. Two sampling areas were microscopically selected from the left ventricular free wall of each infarcted heart: area I and area II. Area I contains distinctive contraction bands (left) and wavy fibers (right). Area II is surrounded by area I and shows minor irregularities such as fragmented myocardia. From each control, cardiac tissue was taken from the left ventricular free wall. Magnification ×400. Scale bar=50 μm.