Cardiac Muscle-Unique features
Cardiac Muscle-Unique features 1. Gap junctions → SINGLE NUCLEUS CENTRALLY placed – Seen in Intercalated disc region. → Protein subunit – CONNEXONS – 6 subunits of “Connexin” functions: → Gap junctions causes “SYNCHRONIZED CONTRACTION” / “SYNCYTIAL CONTRACTION”. → Entire cardiac muscle unit contracts as single unit – FUCNTIONAL SYNCYTIUM. 2. Elasticity → Cardiac muscle ELASTICITY […]
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