Measurement of bioelectric current with a vibrating probe

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 47, 2010, Pages

  Reid, Brian ^a   Zhao, Min ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioengineering; Current; Electric; Field; Issue 47; Probe; Vibrating

Indexed keywords

EID: 80055116739     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/2358     Document Type: Article

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