Hierarchy and inhomogeneity in the systematic structure of the mammalian myocardium: Towards a comprehensive view of cardiodynamics

Technology and Health Care

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 423-434

  Lunkenheimer, Paul Peter ^a   Niederer, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

cardiodynamics; myocardial architecture; Myocardium

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENDOCARDIUM; HEART; HEART MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART VENTRICLE; HISTOLOGY; MAMMAL; PERICARDIUM; SWINE;

ANIMALS; ENDOCARDIUM; HEART; HEART VENTRICLES; MAMMALS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MYOCARDIUM; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; PERICARDIUM; SWINE;

EID: 84874361002     PISSN: 09287329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/THC-2012-0690     Document Type: Article

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