A mathematical model of human atrioventricular nodal function incorporating concealed conduction

Bulletin of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1083-1099

  Jørgensen, Peter ^a   Schäfer, Carsten ^a   Guerra, Peter G ^b   Talajic, Mario ^b   Nattel, Stanley ^b   Glass, Leon ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MONTREAL HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

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EID: 18744390013     PISSN: 00928240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bulm.2002.0313     Document Type: Article

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