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Review
. 2010 Jan;7(1):127-35.
doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2009.09.017. Epub 2009 Sep 16.

Cardiac Purkinje cells

Penelope A Boyden  1 , Masanori Hirose, Wen Dun
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Review

Cardiac Purkinje cells

Penelope A Boyden et al. Heart Rhythm. 2010 Jan.

Abstract

Purkinje cells are specialized for rapid propagation in the heart. Furthermore, Purkinje fibers as the source as well as the perpetuator of arrhythmias is a familiar finding. This is not surprising considering their location in the heart and their unique cell ultrastructure, cell electrophysiology, and mode of excitation-contraction coupling. This review touches on each of these points as we outline what is known today about Purkinje fibers/cells.

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