Figure 2From: Pathogenesis of experimental salmonid alphavirus infection in vivo: an ultrastructural insight Transmission electron micrograph of SAV-infected Atlantic salmon myocardium 11 days post-infection. A Cross section of cardiomyocyte with damaged myofilaments (thick arrow) and numerous cytoplasmic vacuoles (thin arrow); B higher magnification of the blocked square in (A) showing intact myofibrils (MF), cytoplasmic vacuoles (CV) and damaged mitochondria (MC); C intact cardiomyocyte with myofibrils, longitudinal section (MF-L) and cross section (MF-C) and damage of cardiomyocyte (dashed arrow) with cytopathic vacuoles (CV) and no myofibrils.Back to article page