Gap junction effects on precision and frequency of a model pacemaker network

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 984-997

  Moortgat, Katherine T ^a,b,e   Bullock, Theodore H ^c,d   Sejnowski, Terrence J ^a,b  

^a HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ELECTRIC FISH; GAP JUNCTION; MODEL; PACEMAKER; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SODIUM CURRENT;

EID: 0033953911     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.2000.83.2.984     Document Type: Article

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