Simplified interpretation of the pacemaker potential as a tool for teaching membrane potentials

American Journal of Physiology - Advances in Physiology Education

Volumn 27, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 159-161

  Kurbel, Sven ^a  

^a JOSIP JURAJ STROSSMAYER UNIVERSITY OF OSIJEK   (Croatia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; HYPERPOLARIZATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; PACEMAKER; SINUS NODE; TEACHING;

EID: 0345872162     PISSN: 10434046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/advan.00054.2002     Document Type: Article

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