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Heart Atria

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Definition: The chambers of the heart, to which the BLOOD returns from the circulation.  NIM: Manual 21.51   
See Also Atrial Function
Examples Atrial Appendage 		Other names Heart Atrium; Atrium, Right; Atrium, Left; Atrium, Heart; Atria, Heart; Right Atrium; Left Atrium
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
Atrial myxoma, familial  0   *Myxoma *Heart Neoplasms Heart Atria.
atrial natriuretic factor prohormone (102-126)  95896-08-5   *Atrial Natriuretic Factor Peptide Fragments Heart Atria Natriuresis.
Pharma Action Diuretics 		Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1984;123(1):338

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