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Purkinje's tissue

DEFINITIONS OF: Purkinje's tissue

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n a network of Purkinje fibers that carry the cardiac impulse from the atrioventricular node to the ventricles of the heart and causes them to contract

Synonyms:
Purkinje network, Purkinje's system
Type of:
cardiac muscle, heart muscle
the muscle tissue of the heart; adapted to continued rhythmic contraction
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