The morphology of the cardiac conduction system

Novartis Foundation Symposium

Volumn 250, Issue , 2003, Pages 6-24

  Anderson, Robert H ^a   Siew, Yen Ho ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEART; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; NERVE CONDUCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ARRHYTHMIA; HEART; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MYOCARDIUM; NEURAL CONDUCTION;

EID: 2142689180     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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