Table 1 Distribution of the NADPH- positive cardiac neurons of the mouse atria (means), according to their morphologic types.
From: NADPH- Diaphorase positive cardiac neurons in the atria of mice. A morphoquantitative study
Nerve cell group location | Unipolar | Bipolar | Multipolar | Total number of Neurons | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cranially to the pulmonary veins | 32 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 66,7 |
Caudally to the pulmonary veins | 11 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 26,3 |
In the interatrial groove | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7,0 |
Total number of neurons (n = 5) | 45 | 9 | 3 | 57 | Â |
% | 78.9 | 15.8 | 5.3 | 100 | Â |