text: METHODS: We have performed a detailed study of the pattern of expression of myosin heavy chain (MHC), myosin light chain (MLC), troponin I (TnI) isoforms, connexin 43 (Cx43), desmin and alpha-smooth muscle actin (alpha-SMA), in the ventricular conduction system of normal and congenitally malformed mouse hearts (iv background) from embryonic day 14.5 to 19.5.