Cardiac muscle is not a uniform syncytium

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 98, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 3102-3103

  Shaw, Robin Mark ^a   Rudy, Yoram ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77953579960     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2010.03.030     Document Type: Editorial

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