Role of gap junction resistance in rate-induced delay in conduction in a cable model of the atrioventricular node

Journal of Biological Systems

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 475-490

  Jamaleddine, Rabih S ^a   Vinet, Alain ^a,b  

^a HÔPITAL DU SACRÉ COEUR DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Centre de Recherche Hopital Du Sacre Coeur de Montreal   (Canada)

Author keywords

Basic cycle length; Conduction time; Gap junction resistance; Intracellular calcium

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012108637     PISSN: 02183390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218339099000279     Document Type: Article

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