"Purkinje Fibers" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Modified cardiac muscle fibers composing the terminal portion of the heart conduction system.
| Descriptor ID |
D011690
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A07.541.409.683
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| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Purkinje Fibers" by people in Profiles.
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Remodeling of the peripheral cardiac conduction system in response to pressure overload. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2012 Apr 15; 302(8):H1712-25.
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Nkx2.5 cell-autonomous gene function is required for the postnatal formation of the peripheral ventricular conduction system. Dev Biol. 2007 Mar 15; 303(2):740-53.
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Differentiation of cardiac Purkinje fibers requires precise spatiotemporal regulation of Nkx2-5 expression. Dev Dyn. 2006 Jan; 235(1):38-49.
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Architectural and functional asymmetry of the His-Purkinje system of the murine heart. Cardiovasc Res. 2004 Jul 01; 63(1):77-86.
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Hemodynamics is a key epigenetic factor in development of the cardiac conduction system. Circ Res. 2003 Jul 11; 93(1):77-85.
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Development of the cardiac pacemaking and conduction system. Birth Defects Res C Embryo Today. 2003 Feb; 69(1):46-57.
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His-Purkinje lineages and development. Novartis Found Symp. 2003; 250:110-22; discussion 122-4, 276-9.
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Coronary arteriogenesis and differentiation of periarterial Purkinje fibers in the chick heart: is there a link? Tex Heart Inst J. 2002; 29(4):262-70.
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Spatiotemporal and tissue specific distribution of apoptosis in the developing chick heart. Dev Dyn. 2002 Jan; 223(1):119-33.
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A novel genetic pathway for sudden cardiac death via defects in the transition between ventricular and conduction system cell lineages. Cell. 2000 Sep 01; 102(5):671-82.