Identifying the Evolutionary Building Blocks of the Cardiac Conduction System

Bjarke Jensen; Bastiaan J. D. Boukens; Alex V. Postma; Quinn D. Gunst; Maurice J. B. van den Hoff; Antoon F. M. Moorman; Tobias Wang; Vincent M. Christoffels

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0044231

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Identifying the Evolutionary Building Blocks of the Cardiac Conduction System

Bjarke Jensen,

Affiliations Department of Anatomy, Embryology & Physiology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Department of Biological Sciences, Zoophysiology, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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Bastiaan J. D. Boukens,

Affiliation Department of Anatomy, Embryology & Physiology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Alex V. Postma,

Affiliation Department of Anatomy, Embryology & Physiology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Quinn D. Gunst,

Affiliation Department of Anatomy, Embryology & Physiology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Maurice J. B. van den Hoff,

Affiliation Department of Anatomy, Embryology & Physiology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Antoon F. M. Moorman,

Affiliation Department of Anatomy, Embryology & Physiology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Tobias Wang,

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Zoophysiology, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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Vincent M. Christoffels

* E-mail: v.m.christoffels@amc.uva.nl

Affiliation Department of Anatomy, Embryology & Physiology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Identifying the Evolutionary Building Blocks of the Cardiac Conduction System

Bjarke Jensen,
Bastiaan J. D. Boukens,
Alex V. Postma,
Quinn D. Gunst,
Maurice J. B. van den Hoff,
Antoon F. M. Moorman,
Tobias Wang,
Vincent M. Christoffels

Published: September 11, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0044231

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