The early years of cellular cardiac electrophysiology and Silvio Weidmann (1921-2005)

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 353-359

  Kléber, André G ^a   Niggli, Ernst ^a   McGuigan, John A S ^a   Weingart, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; COCAINE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; POTASSIUM; QUINIDINE SULFATE; SODIUM;

ACHIEVEMENT; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL JUNCTION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CELL LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE CELL; REVIEW; SODIUM CELL LEVEL; UNITED KINGDOM; VOLTAGE CLAMP; ACTION POTENTIAL; ART; ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HISTORY; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACTION POTENTIALS; CARDIOLOGY; CELL COMMUNICATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; PORTRAITS;

EID: 33144463142     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2005.11.017     Document Type: Review

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