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conducting system of heart
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The cardiac conduction system consists of specialized cardiomyocytes that regulate the frequency of heart beat[GO] [ http://amigo.geneontology.org/amigo/term/GO:0003161 ]
Term info
Label
conducting system of heart
Synonyms
- cardiac conducting system
- cardiac conduction system
- cardiac impulse conducting system
- cardionector
- complexus stimulans cordis
- heart conduction system
- impulse conducting system
- systema conducente cordis
Subsets
efo_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core
editor note
EHDAA2 divides the system from the tissue
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
central conduction system
homology notes
The fish heart displays clear polarity of contraction in a posterior-to-anterior direction. The contraction waves originate in the sinus venosus and terminate in the conus arteriosus. The nodal phenotype persists in the inflow region of the heart, varying from the venosinus to the sinoatrial junctional areas in different species . Similar to the mammalian situation, pacemaker tissue with a lower intrinsic rhythmicity is also found at the atrioventricular junction.[uncertain][VHOG]
id
UBERON:0002350