Laminar structure of the heart: A mathematical model

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 272, Issue 5 41-5, 1997, Pages

  LeGrice, I J ^a,b   Hunter, P J ^b   Smaill, B H ^a  

^a School of Medicine   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

fibrous laminar myocardium; finite element model

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOG; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; GEOMETRY; HEART; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 36549024063     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1997.272.5.h2466     Document Type: Article

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