Toward prediction of the local onset of alternans in the heart

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 868-874

  Cram, Alexander R ^a   Rao, Hrishikesh M ^a   Tolkacheva, Elena G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EUPATORIUM PERFOLIATUM; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 79951834201     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2011.01.009     Document Type: Article

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