Mathematical models for excitable systems in biology and medicine

Rivista di Biologia - Biology Forum

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 247-266

  Ballarò, Benedetto ^a   Reas, Pier Giorgio ^a   Riccardi, Rosa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Excitability of egg cells; Excitable systems; Mathematical models; Neurons; Pacemaker cardiac cells; Pancreatic cells

Indexed keywords

BIVALVIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 35948963320     PISSN: 22822593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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