This section of cardiac muscle shows both longitudinal and cross striations. The oval nuclei are centrally located within the cell bodies. Note the lines that are perpindicular to the long axis of the fibers; some are dark and some are white (refringent). These are intercalated discs.
Stain = H&E.
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