Cardiac Gap Junctions, 2d ed.3805580770 Cardiac gap junctions gap junctions regions of high and special ionic permeability between closely apposed cells. They are places at which cells exchange molecules of large size and provide an avenue by which developing cells can influence each other. Called also nexus. , 2d ed. Ed. by Stefan Dhein. S. Karger, AG 2006 298 pages $220.00 Hardcover Advances in cardiology; v.42 RC681 When the heart beats Discography Track listing # Title 1. I'll Be Over You 3:46 2. Tokyo 3:14 3. Hey (I've Been Feeling Kind Of Lonely) 3:06 4. Only Wanna Be With You 3:54 5. Play It For The Girls 3:30 6. Blue 3:12 7. Purest Delight 3:02 8. , an electrical activation wave leading to contraction originates at the sinus node sinus node n. See sinoatrial node. sinus node Sinoatrial node, see there, SA node , and propagates from there to the whole heart through a network of communicating cells interconnected by gap junction gap junction n. A gap between adjacent cell membranes containing very fine latticelike connections that allow physiologic components to pass directly from cell to cell. Also called nexus. channels. Not only electrical signals pass through these channels however, but also small molecules that may serve as signals for cells to grow, die, or differentiate. Well known researchers of gap junctions offer insight into the field. The first part focuses on the major aspects of the channels, for readers not familiar with them. The second looks at their role in the pathophysiology pathophysiology /patho·phys·i·ol·o·gy/ (-fiz?e-ol´ah-je) the physiology of disordered function. path·o·phys·i·ol·o·gy n. 1. of a number of important cardiovascular diseases. The first edition was published in 1998. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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