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The concept of heart muscle as an anatomical syncytium dominated the physiological thought for many years.
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De Mello, W.C. (1977). Intercellular Communication in Heart Muscle. In: De Mello, W.C. (eds) Intercellular Communication. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-2283-2_4
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