Development of the cardiac conduction system

Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 90-100

  Mikawa, Takashi ^a   Hurtado, Romulo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

AV Node; Connexin; Endothelin; Neuregulin; Pacemaker; Purkinje fibers; SA Node

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; HEART BEAT; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART DEVELOPMENT; HEART MUSCLE; HUMAN; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SINUS NODE; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 33847321958     PISSN: 10849521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2006.12.008     Document Type: Review

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