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Intercalated disc

Known as: Discus intercalatus, Intercalated Disk 
A complex cell-cell junction at which myofibrils terminate in cardiomyocytes; mediates mechanical and electrochemical integration between individual… 
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Broader (1)

Cell adhesive strip

Narrower (1)

Fascia adherens
Intercalated disk Ab:ACnc:Pt:Ser:QnIntercalated disk Ab:Titr:Pt:Ser:Qn:IFMyocardium

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Review
2017
Review
2017
Refining the molecular organization of the cardiac intercalated disc
This review presents an extensively integrated model of the cardiac intercalated disc (ID), a highly orchestrated structure that… 
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Interactions Between Ankyrin-G, Plakophilin-2, and Connexin43 at the Cardiac Intercalated Disc
Rationale: The early description of the intercalated disc defined 3 structures, all of them involved in cell-cell communication… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
The area composita of adhering junctions connecting heart muscle cells of vertebrates. II. Colocalizations of desmosomal and fascia adhaerens molecules in the intercalated disk.
Review
2004
Review
2004
Role of gap junctions in the propagation of the cardiac action potential.
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Structural and molecular pathology of the heart in Carvajal syndrome.
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Time course of atrial fibrillation-induced cellular structural remodeling in atria of the goat.
BACKGROUND Previously we documented cellular structural changes of a non-degenerative nature in atrial myocytes after atrial… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Localization of the Kv1.5 K+ channel protein in explanted cardiac tissue.
The cloned Kv1.5 K+ channel displays similar kinetics and pharmacology to a delayed rectifier channel found in atrial myocytes… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Remodeling of ventricular conduction pathways in healed canine infarct border zones.
Remodeling of myocyte interconnections may be an important determinant of ventricular tachycardia in regions bordering healed… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
A Model Study of the Effects of the Discrete Cellular Structure on Electrical Propagation in Cardiac Tissue
The effects of the discrete cellular structure on propagation of electrical excitation in cardiac muscle were studied in a one… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Immunoelectron microscopic studies of desmin (skeletin) localization and intermediate filament organization in chicken skeletal muscle
We studied the localization of desmin (skeletin), the major subunit of muscle-type intermediate filaments, by high resolution… 
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