Ephaptic coupling of cardiac cells through the junctional electric potential

Journal of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 265-284

  Copene, Elizabeth D ^a   Keener, James P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Action potential; Ephaptic; Excitation; Gap junctions; Propagation

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL JUNCTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEART; HEART MUSCLE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACTION POTENTIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GAP JUNCTIONS; HEART; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC;

EID: 43949143176     PISSN: 03036812     EISSN: 14321416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00285-008-0157-3     Document Type: Article

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