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Spiral wave generation in heterogeneous excitable media.
- Abstract:
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As the coupling in a heterogeneous excitable medium is reduced, three different types of behavior are encountered: plane waves propagate without breaking up, plane waves break up into spiral waves, and plane waves block. We illustrate these phenomena in monolayers of chick embryonic heart cells using calcium sensitive fluorescent dyes. Following the addition of heptanol, an agent that reduces the electrical coupling between cells, we observe breakup of spiral waves. These results are modeled ...
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- Publication status:
- Published
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- Journal:
- Physical Review Letters
- Volume:
- 88
- Issue:
- 5
- Pages:
- 058101
- Publication date:
- 2002-02-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1079-7114
- ISSN:
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0031-9007
- Source identifiers:
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164484
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- English
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- Pubs id:
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- pubs:164484
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- 2012-12-19
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- 2002
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