The laws of electrical stimulation of cardiac tissue

Proceedings of the IEEE

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 355-365

  Tacker, Willis A ^a   Geddes, Leslie A ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOELECTRIC POTENTIALS; CARDIOLOGY; CELL MEMBRANES; ELECTRIC CHARGE; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC EXCITATION; ELECTRIC WAVEFORMS; ELECTRODES; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; EQUIVALENT CIRCUITS; TISSUE;

CARDIAC TISSUE; DEPOLARIZATION MECHANISM; HALF CELL POTENTIALS; RESTING MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; STRENGTH DURATION CURVE;

FUNCTIONAL ELECTRIC STIMULATION;

EID: 0030105969     PISSN: 00189219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/5.486739     Document Type: Article

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