THE EFFECTS OF DISCRETE GAP JUNCTION COUPLING ON PROPAGATION IN MYOCARDIUM

被引:163
作者
KEENER, JP
机构
[1] Department of Mathematics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City
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美国国家科学基金会;
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10.1016/S0022-5193(05)80465-5
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Q [生物科学];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
A modified cable theory for a bi-domain model of myocardium that incorporates the effect of gap junctions as discrete objects coupling cardiac cells is derived. The theory is shown to be in agreement with a number of experiments that cannot be explained using standard continuous cable theory, and resolves some apparent contradictions on failure of propagation in two-dimensional anisotropic tissue. In addition, some as yet untested predictions of the theory are mentioned. © 1991 Academic Press Limited.
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