What question did this study set out to answer?

To characterize the gross and microscopic anatomical distribution, organization, and neuronal composition of the human intrinsic cardiac nervous system.

February 1, 1997The Anatomical Record

Gross and microscopic anatomy of the human intrinsic cardiac nervous system

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Human intrinsic cardiac nervous system

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JAJ. Andrew ArmourNorthwestern University DMDavid A. MurphyNational Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery BYBing-Xiang YuanDalhousie University

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Ganglion mapping should not yet guide interventions; leaves open their roles in autonomic regulation and disease.

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To characterize the gross and microscopic anatomical distribution, organization, and neuronal composition of the human intrinsic cardiac nervous system.
Examined gross and microscopic anatomical preparations of human cardiac tissue.
Evaluated the spatial distribution of ganglia and the synaptic architecture of neurons within atrial and ventricular regions.
Identified that intrinsic cardiac ganglia are distributed more widely than previously recognized, predominantly localized to the posterior atria and superior ventricles.
Observed varied neuronal cell types and complex synaptic connectivity within individual cardiac ganglia.

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Human intrinsic cardiac nervous system

Outcome

Anatomical distribution and microscopic structure of cardiac ganglia

The human intrinsic cardiac nervous system is more extensively distributed than previously thought, with complex microscopic synaptology.

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Armour et al. (1997) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d56dda75589c71d767d138 https://doi.org/10.1002/(sici)1097-0185(199702)247:2<289::aid-ar15>3.0.co;2-l

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