The AV junction region of the heart: A comprehensive study correlating gross anatomy and direct three-dimensional analysis. Part II. Morphology and cytoarchitecture

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 286, Issue 5 55-5, 2004, Pages

  Racker, Darlene K ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial arrhythmia; Atrioventricular node; Atrioventricular node reentrant tachycardia; Catheter ablation; Conduction; Dual atrioventricular node physiology; Electrophysiology; His bundle; Potentials; Triangle of Koch

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY SINUS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYTOARCHITECTURE; DOG; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ATRIUM MUSCLE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART PAPILLARY MUSCLE; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; BUNDLE OF HIS; DOGS; HEART SEPTUM; PAPILLARY MUSCLES;

EID: 1942501610     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.01205.2003     Document Type: Article

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