Wave-propagation dynamics in an anisotropic excitable medium

Dynamics of Continuous, Discrete and Impulsive Systems Series B: Applications and Algorithms

Volumn 10, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 469-480

  Clements, John C ^a   Clements, Clyde J ^a   Horáček, B Milan ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anisotropic wave propagation; Cardiac tissue; Excitable media

Indexed keywords

EID: 3843134573     PISSN: 14928760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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