Intramural Purkinje cell network of sheep ventricles as the terminal pathway of conduction system

Anatomical Record

Volumn 292, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 12-22

  Ryu, Shonosuke ^a   Yamamoto, Shoji ^b   Andersen, Clark R ^b   Nakazawa, Kiyoshi ^c   Miyake, Fumihiko ^a   James, Thomas N ^d  

^a ST MARIANNA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^c Asao Clinic   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrical signal conduction; Electrophysiological abnormalities; Three dimensional image reconstruction; Ventricular excitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMALS; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE NET; NEURAL PATHWAYS; PURKINJE FIBERS; SHEEP, DOMESTIC;

EID: 60149083094     PISSN: 19328486     EISSN: 19328494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ar.20827     Document Type: Article

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