Table 6.

Body mass-specific volume of left ventricular cardiomyocyte organelles and other components (cytosol, lipid, sarcolemma, intercalated disc) of sheep and goats

Body Mass-Specific Volume, cm3/kg	Sheep (n = 4)	Goat (n = 4)	t-Test
Myofibril	0.88 ± 0.14	0.79 ± 0.10	t6 = 0.96, P = 0.37
Mitochondria	0.31 ± 0.11	0.26 ± 0.03	t6 = 0.93, P = 0.39
Sarcoplasmic reticulum	0.030 ± 0.020	0.028 ± 0.006	t6 = 0.23, P = 0.82
t-Tubule	0.022 ± 0.010	0.024 ± 0.006	t6 = 0.24, P = 0.82
Nucleus	0.016 ± 0.013	0.015 ± 0.020	t6 = 0.10, P = 0.92
Other components	0.109 ± 0.045	0.088 ± 0.027	t6 = 0.75, P = 0.48

Values are means ± 95% CI.