Effective epicardial resistance of rabbit ventricles

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 96-102

  Baynham, Tamara C ^b   Knisley, Stephen B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Bidomain; Electrical properties; Finite element analysis; Heart

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART VENTRICLE; IMPEDANCE; PERICARDIUM; PHYSIOLOGY; RABBIT;

ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART VENTRICLES; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PERICARDIUM; RABBITS;

EID: 0032622055     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1114/1.210     Document Type: Article

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