Heart muscle as a reaction-diffusion medium: The roles of electric potential diffusion, activation front curvature, and anisotropy

International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos in Applied Sciences and Engineering

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 487-526

  Winfree, A T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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EID: 0031091578     PISSN: 02181274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218127497000376     Document Type: Article

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