Mechanism of anode break excitation in the heart: The relative influence of membrane and electrotonic factors

Journal of Biological Systems

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 541-552

  Roth, Bradley J ^a   Chen, Jun ^b  

^a OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Anode break; Bidomain; Cardiac; Electrical stimulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000513430     PISSN: 02183390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218339099000310     Document Type: Article

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