Three-dimensional simulation of calcium waves and contraction in cardiomyocytes using the finite element method

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 288, Issue 3 57-3, 2005, Pages

  Okada, Jun Ichi ^a,b   Sugiura, Seiryo ^b   Nishimura, Satoshi ^c   Hisada, Toshiaki ^b  

^a JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Cardiac muscle cell; Excitation contraction coupling; Mechanoelectrical feedback; Spiral wave

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; TROPONIN C;

ANIMAL CELL; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATION CONTRACTION COUPLING; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE; MALE; MUSCLE FIBRIL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM SIGNALING; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; RATS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 13644259005     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00261.2004     Document Type: Article

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