Ion currents underlying sinoatrial node pacemaker activity: A new single cell mathematical model

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 181, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 245-272

  Dokos, Socrates ^a   Celler, Branko ^a   Lovell, Nigel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; POTASSIUM ION; SODIUM ION;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; ION CURRENT; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PACEMAKER; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS NODE; SODIUM CURRENT;

EID: 0030573669     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1996.0129     Document Type: Article

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