Considerations on the size of currents required for pacemaking

Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 802-803

  DiFrancesco, Dario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; DIASTOLE; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HUMAN; ION CURRENT; LETTER; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS NODE;

EID: 77649275507     PISSN: 00222828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2009.11.022     Document Type: Letter

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