Cardiac conduction: An interplay between membrane and gap junction

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 31, Issue SUPPL., 1998, Pages 1-5

  Rudy, Yoram ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; CELL INTERACTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; GAP JUNCTION; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART STIMULATION; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; ION CURRENT; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM;

EID: 0032446088     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0736(98)90271-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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