Alternans and the influence of ionic channel modifications: Cardiac three-dimensional simulations and one-dimensional numerical bifurcation analysis

Chaos

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Bauer, S ^a   Roder G ^a,b   Bar M ^a  

^a PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

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EID: 34047099179     PISSN: 10541500     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2715668     Document Type: Article

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