Models of cardiac tissue electrophysiology: Progress, challenges and open questions

Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 104, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 22-48

  Clayton, R H ^a   Bernus, O ^b   Cherry, E M ^c   Dierckx, H ^d   Fenton, F H ^c   Mirabella, L ^e,f   Panfilov, A V ^g   Sachse, F B ^h   Seemann, G ⁱ   Zhang, H ^j  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^e EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^g UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^h UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

ⁱ KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^j UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL FUNCTION; CYTOLOGY; FORECASTING; HEART; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RABBIT; REVIEW;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CELL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; FORECASTING; HEART; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MYOCARDIUM; RABBITS;

EID: 78650868377     PISSN: 00796107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2010.05.008     Document Type: Review

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