SOME RECENT RESULTS OF THE QUANTITATIVE CHARACTERIZATION OF HEART-MUSCLE CELLS

  • 1 January 1979
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 93  (1) , 113-137
Abstract
There is large collection of quantitative data on the heart at the macroscopical, microscopical and ultrastructural levels. These data allow for the explanation of several life processes and the pathogenesis of various diseases. Correlations between cellular structures and biochemical processes can be realized by quantitative data especially volume, number and surface. It is necessary to standardize the methods to obtain a better comparability of the results. The 3 lecels should be correlated so that the numerous results may be interpreted correctly. All existing quantitative results show significantly that the isolated recording of quantitative data is as insufficient as is the description of qualitative results. The combination of quantitative and qualitative findings leads to completely new results of higher scientific value which form, when combined with biochemical findings, the basis of the knowledge of normal and disturbed life processes.