Prevention of action potentials during extracellular electrical stimulation of long duration

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 779-789

  Zhou, Xiaohong ^a,b   Smith, William M ^a   Ideker, Raymond E ^a  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham and Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Depolarization; Electrical stimulation; Hyperpolarization; Transmembrane potential

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GUINEA PIG; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART MUSCLE EXCITABILITY; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART MUSCLE REFRACTORY PERIOD; HEART PAPILLARY MUSCLE; HYPERPOLARIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030840989     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1997.tb00836.x     Document Type: Article

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