One-Dimensional Rabbit Sinoatrial Node Models: Benefits and Limitations

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 14, Issue 10 SUPPL., 2003, Pages

  Garny, Alan ^a   Kohl, Peter ^a   Hunter, Peter J ^b   Boyett, Mark R ^c   Noble, Denis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atrium; Cardiac excitation; Computer model; Conduction; Electrotonic interaction junctions; Pacemaking; Rabbit; Sinoatrial node

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ANIMAL CELL; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CARDIAC MULTICELLULAR MODELING; CELL JUNCTION; COMPUTER MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATION CONTRACTION COUPLING; HEART ATRIUM; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART EXCITATION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HYPERPOLARIZATION; INTERCELLULAR COUPLING PARAMETER; MODEL; MULTICELLULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; PARAMETER; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RABBIT; SINUS NODE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 0242523681     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540.8167.90301.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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