Various ways to make phase singularities by electric shock

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 286-289

  Winfree, Arthur T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; ELECTRIC SHOCK; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA;

EID: 0034020572     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2000.tb01797.x     Document Type: Note

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