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Myocardial development in crocodylians

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    SYSNO ASEP0565665
    Document TypeJ - Journal Article
    R&D Document TypeJournal Article
    Subsidiary JČlánek ve WOS
    TitleMyocardial development in crocodylians
    Author(s) Kvasilová, A. (CZ)
    Gregorovičová, Martina (FGU-C) RID, ORCID, SAI
    Olejníčková, Veronika (FGU-C) RID, ORCID, SAI
    Kolesová, Hana (FGU-C) RID, ORCID, SAI
    Sedmera, David (FGU-C) RID, ORCID, SAI
    Source TitleDevelopmental Dynamics. - : Wiley - ISSN 1058-8388
    Roč. 251, č. 12 (2022), s. 2029-2047
    Number of pages19 s.
    Languageeng - English
    CountryUS - United States
    Keywordscardiac conduction system ; crocodile embryo ; heart ; optical mapping ; septation ; vasculogenesis
    OECD categoryDevelopmental biology
    R&D ProjectsGA16-02972S GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF)
    LTC17023 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS)
    LM2015062 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS)
    LX22NPO5104 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS)
    Method of publishingLimited access
    Institutional supportFGU-C - RVO:67985823
    UT WOS000853874800001
    EID SCOPUS85138082446
    DOI10.1002/dvdy.527
    AnnotationBackground:Recent reports confirmed the notion that there exists a rudimentary cardiac conduction system (CCS) in the crocodylian heart, and development of its ventricular part is linked to septation. We thus analyzed myocardial development with the emphasis on the CCS components and vascularization in two different crocodylian species.Results:Using optical mapping and HNK-1 immunostaining, pacemaker activity was localized to the right-sided sinus venosus. The atrioventricular conduction was restricted to dorsal part of the atrioventricular canal. Within the ventricle, the impulse was propagated from base-to-apex initially by the trabeculae, later by the ventricular septum, in which strands of HNK-1 positivity were temporarily observed. Completion of ventricular septation correlated with transition of ventricular epicardial activation pattern to mature apex-to-base direction from two periapical foci. Despite a gradual thickening of the ventricular wall, no morphological differentiation of the Purkinje network was observed. Thin-walled coronary vessels with endothelium positive for QH1 obtained a smooth muscle coat after septation. Intramyocardial vessels were abundant especially in the rapidly thickening left ventricular wall.Conclusions:Most of the CCS components present in the homeiotherm hearts can be identified in the developing crocodylian heart, with a notable exception of the Purkinje network distinct from the trabeculae carneae.
    WorkplaceInstitute of Physiology
    ContactLucie Trajhanová, lucie.trajhanova@fgu.cas.cz, Tel.: 241 062 400
    Year of Publishing2023
    Electronic addresshttps://doi.org/10.1002/dvdy.527
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