Effects of electroporation on optically recorded transmembrane potential responses to high-intensity electrical shocks

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 286, Issue 1 55-1, 2004, Pages

  Nikolski, V P ^a   Sambelashvili, A T ^a   Krinsky, V I ^b   Efimov, I R ^a  

^a Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Cardiac tissue electrical damage; Defibrillation; Electrophysiology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; DIASTOLE; ELECTRIC SHOCK; ELECTROPORATION; EPICARDIUM; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; HEART MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; ISOLATED HEART; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SARCOLEMMA;

EID: 0345737004     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00689.2003     Document Type: Article

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