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Myocytes, Cardiac

Known as: Cell, Heart Muscle, myocardial cell, Muscle Cell, Heart 
Striated muscle cells found in the heart. They are derived from cardiac myoblasts (MYOBLASTS, CARDIAC).
National Institutes of Health

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Benign Myocardial NeoplasmCardiac rhabdomyomaCardiocyte - general anatomical termConnective and Soft Tissue

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HeartHeart cellMuscle Cells

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Specialized cardiac myocyte

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Review
2006
Review
2006
Altered cardiac myocyte Ca regulation in heart failure.
Ca is critical in both the electrical and mechanical properties of cardiac myocytes, and much is known about ionic currents and… 
Review
2005
Review
2005
Cell Death Independent of Caspases: A Review
Patterns of cell death have been divided into apoptosis, which is actively executed by specific proteases, the caspases, and… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Oxidative Stress Mediates Tumor Necrosis Factor-&agr;–Induced Mitochondrial DNA Damage and Dysfunction in Cardiac Myocytes
Background—Tumor necrosis factor-&agr; (TNF-&agr;) and angiotensin II (Ang II) are implicated in the development and further… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Functional consequences of caspase activation in cardiac myocytes
Cardiomyocyte apoptosis is present in many cardiac disease states, including heart failure and ischemic heart disease. Apoptosis… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Statins as antioxidant therapy for preventing cardiac myocyte hypertrophy.
Cardiac hypertrophy is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The hypertrophic process is mediated, in part, by… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Three-dimensional engineered heart tissue from neonatal rat cardiac myocytes.
A technique is presented that allows neonatal rat cardiac myocytes to form spontaneously and coherently beating 3-dimensional… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Direct Association of the Gap Junction Protein Connexin-43 with ZO-1 in Cardiac Myocytes*
The gap junction protein connexin-43 is normally located at the intercalated discs of cardiac myocytes, and it plays a critical… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Reactive Oxygen Species Released from Mitochondria during Brief Hypoxia Induce Preconditioning in Cardiomyocytes*
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) have been proposed to participate in the induction of cardiac preconditioning. However, their… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Hormonal changes and catabolic/anabolic imbalance in chronic heart failure and their importance for cardiac cachexia.
BACKGROUND The role of hormonal and cytokine abnormalities in the development of cardiac cachexia remains obscure. METHODS AND… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Fractional SR Ca release is regulated by trigger Ca and SR Ca content in cardiac myocytes.
The release of sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca in cardiac muscle during excitation-contraction coupling is known to be graded by… 
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