Cardiac Pacemaker Cells (IMAGE)

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Cardiac Pacemaker Cells

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This is a close-up view of cardiac pacemaker cells within the sinoatrial node. A study in The Journal of General Physiology shows a novel role for IKACh in cardiac pacemaker activity and heart rate regulation.

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Mesirca et al., 2013

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