Asymptotics of conduction velocity restitution in models of electrical excitation in the heart

Bulletin of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 72-115

  Simitev, R D ^a   Biktashev, V N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Action potential; Traveling wave

Indexed keywords

EID: 79151472202     PISSN: 00928240     EISSN: 15229602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11538-010-9523-6     Document Type: Article

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