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HEART MUSCLE [2 records]

Record 1 2017-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Heart
  • Animal Anatomy
Universal entry(ies)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cœur
  • Anatomie animale
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

Tunique musculaire du cœur, de structure striée mais dont la commande est involontaire.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Corazón
  • Anatomía animal
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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Record 2 2004-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biological Sciences
  • Histology
DEF

The principal tissue of the vertebrate heart; composed of a syncytium of striated muscle fibers.

CONT

Consider angina pectoris, a chest pain caused when the heart muscle does not get enough oxygen. Oxygen is carried to the heart by the blood through the coronary arteries. A partial blockage of those arteries may prevent some area of the heart muscle from getting enough blood....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciences biologiques
  • Histologie
CONT

Le muscle cardiaque possède une activité motrice ininterrompue et automatique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ciencias biológicas
  • Histología
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