Table 2.
Stereological data on myocardial innervation
| LV(nf/int) (μm−2) | L(nf,lv) (km) | LV(axon/int) (μm−2) | L(axon,lv) (km) | QQ(axon/nf) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Etruscan shrew | 0.00897 | 0.0166 | 0.0108 | 0.0199 | 1.20 |
| Woodmouse | 0.00957 | 0.1557 | 0.0109 | 0.1780 | 1.14 |
| Rat | 0.01360 | 2.1211 | 0.0252 | 3.9279 | 1.85 |
| Cat | 0.00650 | 8.1402 | 0.0104 | 13.024 | 1.60 |
| Fox | 0.01702 | 61.135 | 0.0303 | 108.87 | 1.78 |
| Coyote | 0.01584 | 298.87 | 0.0378 | 713.35 | 2.39 |
| Wolf | 0.00680 | 233.85 | 0.0143 | 491.08 | 2.10 |
| Dog | 0.01067 | 440.89 | 0.0190 | 785.00 | 1.78 |
| Horse | 0.01338 | 7237.3 | 0.0258 | 13 938 | 1.93 |
| Cattle | 0.01115 | 5696.9 | 0.0242 | 12 361 | 2.17 |
LV(nf/int), length density of nerve fibres per unit volume of interstitial space; L(nf,lv), total length of nerve fibres in the left ventricle; LV(axon/int), length density of axons per unit volume of interstitial space; L(axon,lv), total length of axons in the left ventricle; QQ(axon/nf), mean number of axons per nerve fibre profile.