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Researches on the structure and function of the mammalian heart.

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J. Physiol. (Lond.), 14, 233-54. 1893 CE.

Kent also discovered the atrioventricular bundle (“bundle of Kent”), a narrow band of muscle between the auricles and ventricles of the heart. Its purpose is to act as a bridge for contractile impulses between the auricles and ventricles.

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Entry Number#837
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