Loading effect of fibroblast-myocyte coupling on resting potential, impulse propagation, and repolarization: Insights from a microstructure model

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 294, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Jacquemet, Vincent ^a   Henriquez, Craig S ^a  

^a Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer modeling; Electrophysiology; Fibrosis; Gap junctions; Nonmyocytes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CELL INTERACTION; CELL THERAPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FIBROBLAST; GAP JUNCTION; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; MUSCLE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPOLARIZATION; ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL JUNCTION; CYTOLOGY; DOG; HEART ATRIUM; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HUMAN; KINETICS; METABOLISM;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CELL COMMUNICATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOGS; FIBROBLASTS; GAP JUNCTIONS; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; KINETICS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MYOCARDIUM; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC;

EID: 44949135059     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: 15221539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.01298.2007     Document Type: Article

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