SPARC Seminar Series: Dr. John Tompkins

Differences in the Intrinsic Cardiac Ganglion Neurons Between Species: Mice, Pigs, and Humans In this session of the SPARC Webinar Research Series, John Tompkins presents his recent work exploring the structure and function of intrinsic cardiac neurons (ICNs) across species. [Contributed dataset] Increased arrhythmia susceptibility in type 2 diabetic mice related to dysregulation of ventricular sympathetic innervation. https://sparc.science/datasets/257/ve... [Contributed dataset] Identification of peripheral neural circuits that regulate heart rate using optogenetic and viral vector strategies. https://doi.org/10.26275/pbrd-ci3l [Contributed dataset] Regional analysis of autonomic nerves in normal and diseased human hearts. https://doi.org/10.26275/z1wa-spub Explore more on the SPARC Portal: https://sparc.science/news-and-events...