- Title
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On the Evolution of the Cardiac Pacemaker
- Authors
- Burkhard, S., van Eif, V., Garric, L., Christoffels, V.M., Bakkers, J.
- Source
- Full text @ J Cardiovasc Dev Dis
Evolutionary adaption of the cardiac circulation system, with regard to important morphological (red) and functional (purple) novelties. Heart and pacemaker evolution of existent Eumetazoans, from the presumptive common bilaterian ancestor to vertebrates ( |
Illustration of heart evolution. ( |
Important factors in the specification of pacemaker cells in the SAN and atrial working myocardium. SAN cells arise from a |