Embryogenesis of the Heart Muscle

Heart Failure Clinics

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 235-245

  Sedmera, David ^a,b   McQuinn, Tim ^c  

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

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; HEART ATRIUM; HEART DEVELOPMENT; HEART FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMAN; REVIEW; SINUS NODE;

EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; HEART; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; MYOCARDIUM; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION; VENTRICULAR REMODELING;

EID: 45849112535     PISSN: 15517136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hfc.2008.02.007     Document Type: Review

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