Focal extracellular potential: A means to monitor electrical activity in single cardiac myocytes

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 278, Issue 4 47-4, 2000, Pages

  Riemer, Tara L ^a   Tung, Leslie ^a  

^a Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

Author keywords

Action potential duration; Cardiac electrophysiology; Frog; Voltage clamp

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FOCAL EXTRACELLULAR POTENTIAL; FROG; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE CELL; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

EID: 0034091060     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.2000.278.4.h1383     Document Type: Article

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