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CARDIO-MYOCYTE [1 record]

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Record 1 2014-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cytology
  • The Heart
DEF

A general term for cells contributing to heart muscle.

CONT

One important type of cell that can be developed is the cardiomyocyte, the heart muscle cell that contracts to eject the blood out of the heart's main pumping chamber (the ventricule).

Key term(s)
  • cardio-myocyte

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cytologie
  • Cœur
DEF

Cellule musculaire cardiaque.

CONT

Le muscle cardiaque est constitué de cellules, les cardiomyocytes, liés les uns aux autres par des disques intercalaires. Les embranchements des cardiomyocytes forment un réseau complexe tridimensionnel. Tous les cardiomyocytes sont capables de dépolarisations rythmiques spontanées.

Spanish

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