Excitation-contraction coupling between human atrial myocytes with fibroblasts and stretch activated channel current: A simulation study

Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Zhan, Heqing ^a   Xia, Ling ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; COLLAGEN; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FIBROBLASTS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; TISSUE; WAVE PROPAGATION;

CONNECTIVE TISSUE CELLS; ELECTRICAL EXCITATION; ELECTROMECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; ELECTROMECHANICAL MODELING; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; EXCITATION - CONTRACTION COUPLINGS; FINITEDIFFERENCE METHODS (FDM); MECHANICAL CONTRACTION;

HEART;

ION CHANNEL;

ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATION CONTRACTION COUPLING; FIBROBLAST; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEART ATRIUM MUSCLE; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; SIMULATION; ACTION POTENTIAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL COMMUNICATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACTION POTENTIALS; CELL COMMUNICATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; EXCITATION CONTRACTION COUPLING; FIBROBLASTS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC;

EID: 84884264644     PISSN: 1748670X     EISSN: 17486718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/238676     Document Type: Article

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