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internodal tract

^ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0009966


A conducting pathway in the conducting tissue of heart through which electrical activity spreads from the SA node to the AV node. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_conduction_system_of_the_heart ]

Synonyms: interatrial conduction tract, internodal conduction tract, internodal tract muscle tissue, internodal fasciculus

Term info

curator note

evidence is sparse [http://www.gpnotebook.co.uk/simplepage.cfm?ID=-483065798] There is some functional evidence for the existence of specialized conducting pathways within the atria (termed internodal tracts), although this is controversial

editor note

include 3 subtypes?

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UBERON:0009966

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Internodal tract