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There is a remarkable remnant of primitive fibres persisting at the sino-auricular junction in all mammalian hearts. These fibres are in close connection with the vagus and sympathetic nerves, and have a special arterial supply; in them the dominating rhythm of the heart is believed to normally arise. Keith and Flack, 1907.
R. E. B. Hudson (Fri,) studied this question.