A novel equivalent circuit model for gap-connected cells

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1439-1448

  Fear, E C ^a   Stuchly, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL MEMBRANE RESISTANCE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; GAP JUNCTION; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BIOPHYSICS; CELL COMMUNICATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GAP JUNCTIONS; HUMANS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0031835565     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/43/6/005     Document Type: Article

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