Purkinje's fiber

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• Purkinje fiber — n any of the modified cardiac muscle fibers with few nuclei, granulated central cytoplasm, and sparse peripheral striations that make up Purkinje s network …   Medical dictionary

• Purkinje fiber — n. [see PURKINJE CELL] any of the specialized cardiac muscle fibers forming a network that carries the electrical impulses controlling contraction of the ventricles …   English World dictionary

• Purkinje cell — Infobox neuron neuron name = Purkinje cell image neuron = PurkinjeCell.jpg caption neuron = Drawing of pigeon Purkinje cells (A) by Santiago Ramon y Cajal location = Cerebellum function = inhibitory projection neuron neurotranmitter = GABA… …   Wikipedia

• Fiber — The parts of plants that cannot be digested, namely complex carbohydrates. Also known as bulk or roughage. Complex carbohydrates from plants are rich in starch and fiber. Examples of plants that provide complex carbohydrates (fiber) are fresh… …   Medical dictionary

• Purkinje fiber — noun a specialized cardiac muscle fiber that is part of the Purkinje network • Hypernyms: ↑cardiac muscle, ↑heart muscle • Part Holonyms: ↑Purkinje network, ↑Purkinje s tissue, ↑Purkinje s system * * * noun …   Useful english dictionary

• Purkinje's system — noun a network of Purkinje fibers that carry the cardiac impulse from the atrioventricular node to the ventricles of the heart and causes them to contract • Syn: ↑Purkinje network, ↑Purkinje s tissue • Hypernyms: ↑cardiac muscle, ↑heart muscle •… …   Useful english dictionary

• Purkinje's tissue — noun a network of Purkinje fibers that carry the cardiac impulse from the atrioventricular node to the ventricles of the heart and causes them to contract • Syn: ↑Purkinje network, ↑Purkinje s system • Hypernyms: ↑cardiac muscle, ↑heart muscle •… …   Useful english dictionary

• Purkinje network — noun a network of Purkinje fibers that carry the cardiac impulse from the atrioventricular node to the ventricles of the heart and causes them to contract • Syn: ↑Purkinje s tissue, ↑Purkinje s system • Hypernyms: ↑cardiac muscle, ↑heart muscle • …   Useful english dictionary

• Purkinje cell — /peuhr kin jee/, Biol. a large, densely branching neuron in the cerebellar cortex of the brain. [1885 90; see PURKINJE FIBER] * * * …   Universalium

• Purkinje fiber — any of the specialized cardiac muscle fibers forming a network in the ventricular walls that conduct electric impulses responsible for the contractions of the ventricles. [named after Jan Evangelista Purkinje (Czech Purkyne) (1787 1869), Czech… …   Universalium

• Purkinje cells fibers etc. — Pur·kin·je cells, fibers, etc. (pər kinґje) [Jan Evangelista Purkinje, Czech physiologist, 1787–1869] see under cell, fiber, figure, network, phenomenon, system, and vesicle and see stratum purkinjense corticis cerebelli …   Medical dictionary