Mathematical modeling of electrical activity of uterine muscle cells

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 665-675

  Rihana, Sandy ^a   Terrien, Jeremy ^b   Germain, Guy ^a,c,d   Marque, Catherine ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b REYKJAVIK UNIVERSITY   (Iceland)

^c INRA Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique   (France)

^d ECOLE NATIONALE VÉTÉRINAIRE D ALFORT   (France)

Author keywords

Action potential; Electrophysiological model; Myometrial ionic currents; Uterine excitability; Voltage clamp

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL MODEL; MYOMETRIAL IONIC CURRENTS; UTERINE EXCITABILITY; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

CALCIUM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; LOCOMOTIVES; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; RAILROAD CARS;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS;

CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CHLORIDE CHANNEL; ION CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; SODIUM CHANNEL;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CONDUCTANCE; CHANNEL GATING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ION CURRENT; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MUSCLE CELL; MYOMETRIUM; OSCILLATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SIMULATION; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MYOCYTES, SMOOTH MUSCLE; MYOMETRIUM; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; RATS;

EID: 67349237902     PISSN: 01400118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11517-009-0433-4     Document Type: Article

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