Field stimulation of isolated chick heart cells: Comparison of experimental and theoretical activation thresholds

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 92-107

  Stone, Bradley A ^a   Lieberman, Melvyn ^b,c   Krassowska, Wanda ^b,d  

^a MEDTRONIC INC   (United States)

^b Duke University   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Duke North Carolina NSF/ERC in Emerging Cardiovascular Technologies   (United States)

Author keywords

Embryonic chick heart cells; Excitation; Fast sodium current; Field stimulation; Membrane dynamics; Tail current

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; ELECTRIC FIELD; EMBRYO; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MEMBRANE MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SODIUM CURRENT;

EID: 0032909288     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1999.tb00646.x     Document Type: Article

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