Development of cardiac conduction system in mammals with a focus on the anatomical, functional and medical/genetical aspects

Journal of Applied Biomedicine

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 115-123

  Sedmera, David ^a,b  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

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

Author keywords

AV junction; Cardiac disease; Myocyte; Ventricular CCS; Wolf Parkinson White syndrome

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; MOLECULAR MARKER; NEU DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR; SODIUM CHANNEL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NKX2.5; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PITX2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR TBX3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CELL FATE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; EMBRYO PATTERN FORMATION; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART BLOCK; HEART DEVELOPMENT; HEART FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART PREEXCITATION; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HUMAN; MAMMAL; MEDICAL GENETICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PURKINJE FIBER; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WOLFF PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 34548552869     PISSN: 1214021X     EISSN: 12140287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.32725/jab.2007.016     Document Type: Review

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