Images of action potential propagation in heart

News in Physiological Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 33-41

  Salama, Guy ^a   Choi, Bum Rak ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 0345752743     PISSN: 08861714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/physiologyonline.2000.15.1.33     Document Type: Article

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