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  • Title: A quantitative estimation of components in crayfish muscle fibres by stereological methods.
    Author: Uhrík B, Novotová M, Zachar J.
    Journal: Pflugers Arch; 1980 Sep; 387(3):281-6. PubMed ID: 7191992.
    Abstract:
    The volume and surface densities of structural components in isolated long-sarcomere fibres of crayfish (Astacus fluviatilis) were estimated by stereological methods. The relative volumes were as follows (in % of the fibre volume): sarcolemmal invaginations (SI) 0.74; T-system 1.1; whole sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) 4.7; junctional SR cisternae 0.41; mitochondria 1.1; nuclei 0.57; myofibrils 81.6; peripheral basal lamina 1.1; junctional gap 0.043; lysosomes 0.029. The values for surface densities were (in microns2/100 microns3): peripheral sarcolemma 1.27; SI 7.21; T-system 40.2; whole SR 146.4; junctional SR cisternae 14.88; junctional area of SR cisternae 7.05; mitochondria 8.98; nuclei 0.75; myofibrils 163. The invaginated membranes (SI and T-system) made up 97.4% of the total area of surface membranes and increased the effective area of peripheral sarcolemma 39 times. Using the values of the total electrical capacity from previous investigations on Astacus fibres, the specific capacity of surface membranes was calculated as 1.08 microF/cm2.
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