Conditions for propagation and block of excitation in an asymptotic model of atrial tissue

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 90, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 2258-2269

  Simitev, Radostin D ^a   Biktashev, Vadim N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ARTICLE; CRITERION VARIABLE; HEART MUSCLE CELL; MOLECULAR MODEL; STANDARDIZATION; WAVEFORM;

EID: 33646203778     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.072637     Document Type: Article

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