Biophysically based modeling of the interstitial cells of Cajal: Current status and future perspectives

Frontiers in Physiology

Volumn JUL, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Lees Green, Rachel ^a   Du, Peng ^a   O'Grady, Gregory ^a,b   Beyder, Arthur ^c   Farrugia, Gianrico ^c   Pullan, Andrew J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrophysiology; Gastrointestinal motility; Interstitial cells of Cajal; Ion channels; Mathematical models; Pacemaker; Physiome

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864572552     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664042X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2011.00029     Document Type: Review

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