Changes in activation sequence of embryonic chick atria correlate with developing myocardial architecture

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 291, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Sedmera, David ^a,b,c   Wessels, Andy ^a   Trusk, Thomas C ^a   Thompson, Robert P ^a   Hewett, Kenneth W ^a   Gourdie, Robert G ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY AND GENETICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Chick embryo; Conduction system; Internodal pathways; Optical mapping; Pectinate muscles

Indexed keywords

DYE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHICK; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; EMBRYO CELL; HEART ATRIUM CONDUCTION; HEART ATRIUM MUSCLE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM; HEART DEVELOPMENT; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SINUS NODE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL FUNCTION; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; CHICK EMBRYO; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART ATRIA; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; MYOCARDIUM; SINOATRIAL NODE;

EID: 33749322311     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: 15221539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.01007.2005     Document Type: Article

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