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cardiac muscle [′kärd·ē‚ak ¦məs·əl] (histology) The principal tissue of the vertebrate heart; composed of a syncytium of striated muscle fibers. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Potassium-selective channels play a key role in maintaining the resting membrane potential and repolarization of the action potential in excitable cardiac myocytes (Sanguinetti and Tristani-Firouzi 2006). Immunologic dialogue between cardiac myocytes, endothelial cells and mononuclear cells. In natural cases of WN virus in zoologic birds representing 14 different species and eight orders, deaths were associated with severe myocarditis and encephalitis, and flaviviral antigen was demonstrated in cardiac myocytes and neurons (2,14). |
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