175/19 | General Article | Veterinary Anatomy and Histology
Micro Anatomical Studies on the Moderator Band of Spotted Deer (Axis axis)
O.R.Sathyamoorthy, S.Ushakumary and M.ThangapandianDepartment of Veterinary Anatomy, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai 600 007, Tamil Nadu.
Published in the Indian Veterinary Journal November 2019 : 96 (11) - pages 55 to 57(Received: May, 2019, Accepted: July, 2019)
Abstract
The moderator bands of the spotted deer consisted of an outer endocardial covering, ordinary myocardial bres, Purkinje bres, blood vessels and nerve bres. The endocardium was thick dorsally and thin laterally and ventrally. The Purkinje bres were large, round or polygonal cells present as a large group below the subendocardium or within the myocardium. The central core of the moderator band was formed by myocardium
Key Words: Moderator band, Purkinje bres, Endocardium, Myocardium