Interpreting voltage-sensitivity of gap junctions as a mechanism of cardiac memory

Mathematical Biosciences

Volumn 212, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 132-148

  Krishnan, J ^a   Sachdeva, Gairik ^a   Chakravarthy, V S ^a   Radhakrishnan, S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Cardiac Memory; Cell pair; Gap junction adaptation; Hebbian learning; Voltage dynamics of gap junction

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEURONS;

CARDIAC MEMORY; GAP JUNCTION ADAPTATION; VOLTAGE DYNAMICS OF GAP JUNCTION;

NEUROLOGY;

ADAPTATION; CELL ORGANELLE; LEARNING; MEMORY; NERVOUS SYSTEM;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; CELL INTERACTION; CELL MEMBRANE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; GAP JUNCTION; HEART FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GAP JUNCTIONS; HEART; HUMANS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR;

EID: 40849119617     PISSN: 00255564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mbs.2007.05.014     Document Type: Article

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