Simulating the spread of membrane potential changes in arteriolar networks

Microcirculation

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 33-43

  Crane, Glenis J ^a,c   Hines, Michael L ^b   Neild, Timothy O ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Yale University   (United States)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arteriole; Electrical coupling; Endothelium; Gap junction; Smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTERIOLE; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; METABOLISM; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; ARTERIOLES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; HUMANS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; SOFTWARE;

EID: 0035257883     PISSN: 10739688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.mn.7300144     Document Type: Article

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