What can we learn from the optically recorded epicardial action potential?

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 91, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 3959-3960

  Pertsov, Arkady M ^a   Zemlin, Christian W ^a   Hyatt, Christopher J ^a   Bernus, Olivier ^a,b  

^a State University of New York Upstate Medical University: College of Medicine   (United States)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENT DYE;

ACTION POTENTIAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EPICARDIUM MAPPING; OPTICAL ROTATION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 33751231724     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.091835     Document Type: Letter

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