Effects of activation sequence on monophasic action potential configuration in the dog

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 65-70

  Tachibana, Hidetada ^a   Kubota, Isao ^a   Yamaki, Michiyasu ^a   Kondo, Tsunehiro ^a   Tomoike, Hitonobu ^a  

^a YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

cardiac memory; electrotonic interaction; monophasic action potential; transient outward current 4 aminopyridine

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DOG; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTORY PERIOD;

EID: 0031024136     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0736(97)80036-2     Document Type: Article

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