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The cardiac pacemaker and conduction system develops from embryonic myocardium that retains its primitive phenotype.
Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology - 1 Jul 2010
Bakker Martijn L, Christoffels Vincent M, Moorman Antoon F M
Abstract excerpt
Disorders of the cardiac conduction system occur frequently and may cause life-threatening arrhythmias requiring medication or electronic pacemaker implantation. Repair or regeneration of conduction system components is currently not possible due to limited knowledge of the molecular regulation of pacemaker myocardium. Origin and development of the cardiac conduction system have been subject to debate for many...
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