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Sinoatrial Node

Known as: Node, Sinus, Nodes, Sinu-Atrial, Node, Sinoatrial 
The small mass of modified cardiac muscle fibers located at the junction of the superior vena cava (VENA CAVA, SUPERIOR) and right atrium… 
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Anterior internodal tractCardiac conduction systemCrista terminalis branch of sinoatrial nodal arteryInternodal tract

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Wall of inflow part of right atrium

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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Essential role of diastolic oscillatory potentials in adrenergic control of guinea pig sino-atrial node discharge
BackgroundThe diastolic oscillatory after-potential Vos and pre-potential ThVos play an essential role in the pacemaker mechanism… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Phosphodiesterase 4D Deficiency in the Ryanodine-Receptor Complex Promotes Heart Failure and Arrhythmias
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Linking a genetic defect to its cellular phenotype in a cardiac arrhythmia
Advances in genetics and molecular biology have provided an extensive body of information on the structure and function of the… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Beneficial effects of leukocyte depletion of transfused blood on postoperative complications in patients undergoing cardiac surgery: a randomized clinical trial.
BACKGROUND Leukocytes in transfused blood are associated with several posttransfusion immunomodulatory effects. Although… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Immunoreactive amino‐terminal pro‐brain natriuretic peptide (NT‐PROBNP): a new marker of cardiac impairment
Human brain natriuretic peptide‐32 (BNP) (i.e. proBNP(77–108)), the mature form of BNP and secreted predominantly by the cardiac… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Molecular characterization and tissue distribution of ZO-2, a tight junction protein homologous to ZO-1 and the Drosophila discs-large tumor suppressor protein
ZO-1 is a 210-225-kD peripheral membrane protein associated with cytoplasmic surfaces of the zonula occludens or tight junction… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Evaluation of baroreceptor reflex by blood pressure monitoring in unanesthetized cats.
The arterial baroreceptor control of the sinus node operating in unanesthetized conditions was evaluated in 10 cats in which… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Evaluation of Sino‐atrial Node Function in Man by Overdrive Suppression
Sino-atrial node (SAN) function was evaluated in 46 patients, three of whom had the sick sinus syndrome. Patients were paced from… 
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
1963
Highly Cited
1963
THE CONNECTING PATHWAYS BETWEEN THE SINUS NODE AND A-V NODE AND BETWEEN THE RIGHT AND THE LEFT ATRIUM IN THE HUMAN HEART.
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