Human atrial action potential and Ca2+ model: sinus rhythm and chronic atrial fibrillation.

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Published in Circ Res on September 15, 2011

Authors

Eleonora Grandi1, Sandeep V Pandit, Niels Voigt, Antony J Workman, Dobromir Dobrev, José Jalife, Donald M Bers

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1: Department of Pharmacology, University of California, Davis, 451 Health Sciences Dr, GBSF Room 3513, Davis, CA 95616-8636, USA.

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