Table 3.
Stereological data on cardiomyocytes
| VV(myo/lv) | V(myo,lv) (cm3) | VV(mf/myo) | V(mf,lv) (cm3) | VV(mi/lv) | V(mi,lv) (cm3) | SV(myo/lv) (μm−1) | S(myo,lv) (m2) | VS-ratio (myo) (cm3 m−2) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Etruscan shrew | 0.9043 | 0.0175 | 0.5050 | 0.0088 | 0.4267 | 0.0075 | 0.448 | 0.0087 | 2.02 |
| Woodmouse | 0.8084 | 0.0686 | 0.5983 | 0.0411 | 0.3515 | 0.0241 | 0.454 | 0.0385 | 1.78 |
| Rat | 0.7464 | 0.4591 | 0.5430 | 0.2493 | 0.3453 | 0.1585 | 0.402 | 0.2471 | 1.86 |
| Cat | 0.7543 | 3.8427 | 0.6167 | 2.3697 | 0.2583 | 0.9927 | 0.642 | 3.6290 | 1.18 |
| Fox | 0.7517 | 10.874 | 0.6988 | 7.5990 | 0.2612 | 2.8402 | 0.412 | 5.9537 | 1.83 |
| Coyote | 0.7368 | 52.825 | 0.7622 | 40.263 | 0.1813 | 9.5771 | 0.445 | 31.874 | 1.66 |
| Wolf | 0.6839 | 74.413 | 0.7492 | 55.749 | 0.1929 | 14.358 | 0.475 | 51.713 | 1.44 |
| Dog | 0.7501 | 124.07 | 0.7059 | 87.588 | 0.1959 | 24.301 | 0.307 | 50.776 | 2.44 |
| Horse | 0.7706 | 1817.5 | 0.6325 | 1149.5 | 0.1909 | 346.95 | 0.456 | 1075.1 | 1.69 |
| Cattle | 0.7717 | 1727.9 | 0.6602 | 1140.8 | 0.1665 | 287.68 | 0.397 | 888.83 | 1.94 |
VV, volume density; V, total volume; myo, cardiomyocyte; lv, left ventricle, mf, myofibrils; mi, mitochondria; SV, surface density; S, total surface area; VS-ratio, volume-to-surface ratio.