Figure 4From: Slow conduction and gap junction remodeling in murine ventricle after chronic alcohol ingestionUltrastructural examination of intercardiomyocyte space, mitochondria, and gap junctions. Ultrastructural examination of intercardiomyocyte space (A and B), mitochondria (C and D), and gap junctions (E and F). A, C, and E are from the control mice and B, D, and F from the alcoholic mice. See text for details. Note that compared to the control (A), in mice drinking alcohol (B) not only capillaries with loose pericapillary spaces (*) are more frequently seen, but the individual cardiomyocytes are smaller. Arrows in E and F indicate gap junctions. Images A and B are of the same magnification; C through F are of the same magnification. Bar in B, 10 μm; in F, 1 μm.Back to article page