Term Name: | nodal myocyte |
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Synonyms: | cardiac pacemaker cell, myocytus nodalis, P cell, pacemaker cell |
Definition: | A specialized cardiac myocyte in the sinoatrial and atrioventricular nodes. The cell is slender and fusiform confined to the nodal center, circumferentially arranged around the nodal artery. |
Ontology: | Cell Ontology [CL:0002072] |