The statistics of calcium-mediated focal excitations on a one-dimensional cable

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 461-471

  Chen, Wei ^a   Asfaw, Mesfin ^a   Shiferaw, Yohannes ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL COUNT; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CYTOLOGY; HEART; HEART MUSCLE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICS; TIME;

CALCIUM; CELL COUNT; HEART; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MYOCARDIUM; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84863041523     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2011.12.045     Document Type: Article

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