Innervation of the human cardiac conduction system. A quantitative immunohistochemical and histochemical study.
Author(s) -
SIMON J. CRICK,
John Wharton,
Mary N. Sheppard,
D Royston,
M H Yacoub,
Robert H. Anderson,
J. M. Polak
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.89.4.1697
Subject(s) - bundle branches , vasoactive intestinal peptide , electrical conduction system of the heart , calcitonin gene related peptide , atrioventricular node , neuropeptide y receptor , neuropeptide , anatomy , galanin , medicine , immunohistochemistry , peripheral nervous system , acetylcholinesterase , substance p , pathology , biology , central nervous system , electrocardiography , enzyme , receptor , tachycardia , biochemistry
Cardiac conduction is influenced by peptidergic mechanisms as well as classic neurotransmitters. The distribution of peptide-containing nerves has not been well defined.
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