Every heart beat is under neural command: An hypothesis relating to the cardiac rhythm

Heart Lung and Circulation

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 11-17

  Victor, Solomon ^a   Nayak, Vijaya M ^b  

^a The Heart Institute   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Evolution; Heart rhythm; Neural control

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; HEART BEAT; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART RHYTHM; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; SINUS VENOSUS; VENOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 0042242589     PISSN: 14439506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1444-2892.2003.00178.x     Document Type: Article

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