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Functional structural similarity between insect and human hearts: Electrocardiography of insect hearts for screening of new cardioactive drugs
- 1.0425820 - BC 2014 RIV GB eng C - Conference Paper (international conference)
Sláma, Karel - Aulický, R. - Lukáš, J.
Functional structural similarity between insect and human hearts: Electrocardiography of insect hearts for screening of new cardioactive drugs.
Proceedings of International Congress on Cardiovascular Technologies (handbook). Bristol: IOP Publishing Ltd, 2013, s. 5-12. ISBN 978-989-8565-78-5.
[Cardiotechnik 2013: International Congress on Cardiomuscular Technologies. Algarve (PT), 19.09.2013-21.09.2013]
Grant - others:GA MZe(CZ) QJ1310057
Institutional support: RVO:60077344
Keywords : peristaltic myocardial contractions * tubular heart * heartbeat reversal
Subject RIV: ED - Physiology
The primordial formation of insect and human hearts is orchestrated by similar sets of genes. The rhythmicity of purely myogenic, peristaltic myocardial contractions of insect heart is determined by a posterior pacemaker nodus, which is analogous to sinoatrial or atrioventricular pacemaker nodi of the human heart.
Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0231703
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