Cardiac excitation: An interactive process of ion channels and Gap junctions

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 430, Issue , 1997, Pages 269-279

  Rudy, Yoram ^a   Shaw, Robin M ^a  

^a Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ARTICLE; CELL JUNCTION; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART EXCITATION; ION CURRENT; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030868595     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-5959-7_23     Document Type: Article

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