An electric field mechanism for transmission of excitation between myocardial cells

Circulation Research

Volumn 91, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 985-987

  Sperelakis, Nicholas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Electric field mechanism; Intercalated disk physiology; Junctional cleft potential; Propagation in cardiac muscle; Resistance between myocardial cells

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; ELECTRIC FIELD; GAP JUNCTION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART EXCITATION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART VENTRICLE CONDUCTION; HUMAN; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CAPACITANCE; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTROSTATICS; HEART; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; MYOCARDIUM;

EID: 0037195733     PISSN: 00097330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.RES.0000045656.34731.6D     Document Type: Editorial

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