Purkinje fibers
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purkinje-fibers-170-9703262
title:
Purkinje fibers
text:
The Purkinje fibers, named for Jan Evangelista Purkyně, are located in the inner ventricular walls of the heart, just beneath the endocardium in a space called the subendocardium. The Purkinje fibers are specialized conducting fibers composed of electrically excitable cells. They are larger than cardiomyocytes with fewer myofibrils and many mitochondria. They conduct cardiac action potentials more quickly and efficiently than any of the other cells in the heart's electrical conduction system. Pu
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Fibers in the wall of the heart
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purkinje_fibers
date created:
2003-12-11T03:53:53Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T23:06:38Z
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