Cardiac Muscle

A. General Introduction.- B. Morphology of Cardiac Muscle.- I. Light Microscopy of Cardiac Muscle.- II. Ultrastructure of Cardiac Muscle.- III. Histochemistry.- IV. Extracellular Matrix.- V. Venous Cardiac Muscle.- C. Morphometry of Cardiac Muscle.- I. Methodology.- II. Factors Influencing Morphometric Parameters.- III. Morphometric Parameters in Adult Myocardium.- D. The Conduction System.- I. The Sinoatrial Node.- II. The Atrioventricular Junctional Tissues.- III. The Ventricular Purkinje System.- IV. Histochemistry of Mammalian Conduction Systems.- V. Non-Mammalian Conduction Systems.- E. Innervation of the Heart.- I. Major Nerves Supplying the Heart.- II. Sensory End Formations.- III. Histochemical and Chemical Studies of Efferent Fibres.- IV. Ultrastructure of Neuromuscular Relationships in the Heart.- V. Innervation of Non-Mammalian Cardiac Muscle.- F. Development of Cardiac Muscle.- I. Developmental Stages.- II. Embryonic Heart Formation.- III. Formation of the Four-Chambered Heart.- IV. Development of the Coronary Circulation.- V. Ultrastructure of Developing Cardiac Muscle.- VI. Morphometric Changes During the Growth of Myocytes.- G. Development of the Conduction System.- I. Conduction in Embryonic Heart.- II. Development of the Sinoatrial Node.- III. Development of the AV Node.- IV. The Development of the Ventricular Purkinje System.- H. Cardiac Hypertrophy.- I. General Features.- II. Morphological Changes.- III. Morphometric Changes.- IV. Regional Patterns.- I. Regeneration.- J. Cardiac Muscle Cells in Culture.- I. Introduction.- II. Methods of Culture.- III. Working Myocardium in Culture.- IV. Cellular Interactions.- V. Other Cardiac Muscle.- References.- Author Index.