cardiac muscle

nounAnatomy.

Origin of cardiac muscle

First recorded in 1900–05

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Thereafter follows the most important effect of the drug, which is a direct stimulation of the cardiac muscle.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 | Various
The cardiac muscle loses its irritability to stimuli at the time it ceases to beat.
New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers | Various
Examples of this are furnished by the cardiac muscle of the animal, the pulvinus of Mimosa, and the stamen of Berberis.
Life Movements in Plants | Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose
When cardiac muscle was poisoned with caffein, microscopical examination showed that the striations disappeared.
The Toxicity of Caffein | William Salant
This is exhibited typically by cardiac muscle, though it is not unknown even in nerve.
Response in the Living and Non-Living | Jagadis Chunder Bose

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