A mathematical model of electrotonic interactions between ventricular myocytes and fibroblasts

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 92, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 4121-4132

  MacCannell, K Andrew ^a   Bazzazi, Hojjat ^a,c   Chilton, Lisa ^a   Shibukawa, Yoshiyuki ^a,b   Clark, Robert B ^a   Giles, Wayne R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b TOKYO DENTAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VOLTAGE GATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBROBLAST; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART VENTRICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ION CURRENT; MAMMAL; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEMBRANE RESISTANCE; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIMULATION;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 33846508259     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.101410     Document Type: Article

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