Asymmetry in membrane responses to electric shocks: Insights from bidomain simulations

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 2271-2282

  Ashihara, Takashi ^a   Trayanova, Natalia A ^a  

^a Tulane University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; DYNAMICS; ELECTRIC SHOCK; ELECTRODE; ELECTROPORATION; MEMBRANE MODEL; POTASSIUM TRANSPORT; SIMULATION; ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; ANISOTROPY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVALUATION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ANISOTROPY; CELL MEMBRANE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPORATION; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MUSCLE FIBERS; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC;

EID: 15744397611     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.104.043091     Document Type: Article

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