The effect of externally applied electrical fields on myocardial tissue

Proceedings of the IEEE

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 379-391

  Roth, Bradley J ^a   Wikswo Jr , John P ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANODES; CARDIOLOGY; CATHODES; CELL MEMBRANES; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRIC STIMULATION; IONS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MUSCLE;

ANODAL STIMULATION; BIDOMAIN MODEL; CARDIAC CELL; MEMBRANE ION CHANNELS; MYOCARDIAL FIBERS;

ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS;

EID: 0030109342     PISSN: 00189219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/5.486741     Document Type: Article

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