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What are the different types of cardiac tissue. ?

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Hi Tiffany:  Thanks for your question.  If you mean what types of tissue are in the heart, then cardiac muscle, connective tissue, nerve tissue, blood vessels.

If you mean what are the three types of muscle tissue then: cardiac, striated (voluntary), smooth (involuntary).

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Florence M Rollwagen

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I can answer questions in biology, microbiology and immunology on the undergraduate or graduate level. I can also address medical and health concerns regarding alternative medicine, autoimmune diseases (lupus, MS) liver disease and intestinal problems.

Experience

I have over 20 years experience in research and teaching at the medical/graduate level, and 5 years teaching college biology and microbiology. My expertise is in microbiology and immunology, specifically the biology of cytokines and soluble immune response modifiers. I also carried out original research in blood substitutes and shock/trauma.

Organizations
American Association of Immunologists (AAI) American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Publications
Journal of Experimental Medicine, Journal of Immunology, Cytokine, Shock, Experimental Hematology

Education/Credentials
BS biology 1966 MS biology 1968 PhD immunology 1979

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