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Myocardium

Known as: Muscle, Heart, Myocardial Tissue, Muscles, Cardiac 
The muscle tissue of the HEART. It is composed of striated, involuntary muscle cells (MYOCYTES, CARDIAC) connected to form the contractile pump to… 
National Institutes of Health

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Acute rheumatic myocarditisBacterial myocarditisBenign Myocardial NeoplasmBody temperature:Temp:Pt:Myocardium:Qn

Broader (5)

Cardiac wall structureMuscleMuscle, StriatedSkeletal muscle structure

Narrower (1)

Reticular tissue

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Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Release of Endogenous Catecholamines in the Ischemic Myocardium of the Rat: Part A Locally Mediated Release
The accumulation of endogenous catecholamines within the extracellular space of the ischemic myocardium has been studied in the… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Widespread occurrence of avian spectrin in nonerythroid cells
Review
1979
Review
1979
Calcium and cardiac excitation-contraction coupling.
That an increase of myoplasmic free Ca2+ concentration ([free Ca2+]) pre­ cedes contraction has been shown in skeletal muscle… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Comparison of adenosine 3':5'-monophosphate-dependent protein kinases from rabbit skeletal and bovine heart muscle.
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Separation of tissue and serum creatine kinase isoenzymes by ion-exchange column chromatography.
I describe a simple, rapid anion-exchange column chromatographic technique for separating the creatine kinase (CK) isoenzymes in… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Mechanical Properties of Rat Cardiac Muscle during Experimental Hypertrophy
The mechanical properties of trabecular muscles from the hearts of 77 rats subjected to aortic arch constriction were compared… 
Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
Propagation of Action Potentials and the Structure of the Nexus in Cardiac Muscle
The hypothesis that the nexus is a specialized structure allowing current flow between cell interiors is corroborated by… 
Highly Cited
1964
Highly Cited
1964
A STUDY OF THE STRUCTURE AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE NEXUS
Nexuses, that is, fusions of plasma membranes of adjacent cells, are described in mammalian smooth and cardiac muscle, median… 
Highly Cited
1961
Highly Cited
1961
Regulation of glucose uptake in muscle. I. The effects of insulin and anoxia on glucose transport and phosphorylation in the isolated, perfused heart of normal rats.
The stimulation of glucose uptake by muscle cells is recognized as one of the most important and characteristic actions of… 
Review
1953
Review
1953
Respiratory granules of heart muscle.
Work in a number of laboratories has established that the respiratory activity ofliver and kidney cells resides in the… 
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