Mechanisms of cardiac cell excitation with premature monophasic and biphasic field stimuli: A model study

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 1347-1362

  Fishler, Matthew G ^a,b   Sobie, Eric A ^a   Thakor, Nitish V ^a   Tung, Leslie ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Ventritex Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL KINETICS; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; COMPUTER MODEL; DEFIBRILLATION; ELECTRIC FIELD; HEART EXCITATION; HEART MUSCLE CELL;

EID: 0030070501     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(96)79692-3     Document Type: Article

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