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Developmental transitions in cardiac conduction.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  12956324     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The proper sequence of electrical activation of the mature four-chambered heart requires specialized conduction pathways including the His-Purkinje system and a nearly complete separation of the atrial and ventricular myocardium. We tracked the emergence of the structure of the mature His-Purkinje system in the developing chicken embryo with anti-polysialylated neural cell adhesion molecule (PSA-NCAM) and the HNK1 antibody against a sulfated carbohydrate epitope. The function of the His-Purkinje system was assayed using extracellular electrodes and high-resolution voltage-sensitive two-dimensional optical mapping. The appearance of the mature form of the His-Purkinje system delineated by the markers coincided with the onset of the mature electrophysiological pattern of ventricular activation. These data suggest that, at the completion of ventricular septation, the His-Purkinje system undergoes critical structural and functional transitions that impact on the global pattern of conduction and contraction of the developing four-chambered heart.
Authors:
Michiko Watanabe; Emil Thomas Chuck; Florence Rothenberg; David S Rosenbaum
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Novartis Foundation symposium     Volume:  250     ISSN:  1528-2511     ISO Abbreviation:  Novartis Found. Symp.     Publication Date:  2003  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2003-09-05     Completed Date:  2004-04-20     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9807767     Medline TA:  Novartis Found Symp     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  68-75; discussion 76-9, 276-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Action Potentials
Animals
Apoptosis
Chick Embryo / anatomy & histology,  physiology
Electrocardiography
Heart / anatomy & histology,  growth & development*
Heart Conduction System / growth & development*,  physiology
Myocardium / cytology,  metabolism
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
HL0266/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; HL38172/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; HL54807/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS

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