Mechanisms of AV Nodal Excitability and Propagation

Cardiac Electrophysiology: Fourth Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 203-212

  Efimov, Igor R ^a   Nikolski, Vladimir P ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 31444439449     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B0-7216-0323-8/50026-9     Document Type: Chapter

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