"The conduction velocity of electrical impulses is much higher in Purkinje fibres (2–3 m/s) than in myocardial cells (0.3–0.4 m/s) and the fast propagation is partially due to the different connexions in the gap junctions in these cells."
"The conduction velocity of electrical impulses is much higher in Purkinje fibres (2–3 m/s) than in myocardial cells (0.3–0.4 m/s) and the fast propagation is partially due to the different connexions in the gap junctions in these cells."
"Jan Evangelista Purkinje (1787–1869) was a Czech anatomist and physiologist. He discovered in 1839 a net of grey, flat and gelatinous fibres in the subendocardium of the heart."
"History and etymology"
"Jan Evangelista Purkinje (1787–1869) was a Czech anatomist and physiologist. He discovered in 1839 a net of grey, flat and gelatinous fibres in the subendocardium of the heart."