Modelling slow wave activity in the small intestine

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 242, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 356-362

  Lin, Anita Shu Han ^a   Buist, Martin L ^b   Smith, Nicolas P ^a   Pullan, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Biophysical modelling; Interstitial cells of Cajal; Slow wave; Small intestine modelling

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; BIOPHYSICS; DATA INTERPRETATION; MODELING; WAVE PROPAGATION;

ARTICLE; DUODENUM; GEOMETRY; ILEUM; INTESTINE WALL; JEJUNUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL INTESTINE; SMOOTH MUSCLE;

FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMANS; INTESTINE, SMALL; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE, SMOOTH;

EID: 33747492388     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2006.03.004     Document Type: Article

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