Theoretical and experimental study of sawtooth effect in isolated cardiac cell-pairs

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1164-1173

  Sharma, Vinod ^a   Tung, Leslie ^a  

^a Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Junctional resistance; Optical mapping; Transmembrane potential; Voltage sensitive dye

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; GAP JUNCTION; GUINEA PIG; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART MUSCLE; HYPOTHESIS; NONHUMAN; PACEMAKER ELECTRODE; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034776355     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2001.01164.x     Document Type: Article

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