T. Clark Brelje, Ph.D.
University of Minnesota
Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development
6-160 Jackson Hall
321 Church St SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Robert L. Sorenson, Ph.D.
University of Minnesota
Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development
6-160 Jackson Hall
321 Church St SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
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Purkinje fibers form the atrioventricular bundle (bundle of His), which is part of the specialized conduction system in the heart. This system generates the stimulus for the heart beat and conducts it to cardiac muscle
Purkinje fibers are modified muscle fibers. They have fewer myofibrils, but a higher content of glycogen. This allows their identification with phosphotungstic acid (PTA) stain which reveals cells with fewer myofibrils.