Electrical phenomena in the heart /
Electrical Phenomena in the Heart is a collection of articles that deals with cell physiology and biophysics as applicable to the heart. The book discusses the ultrastructure of heart cells, molecular arrangement of heart cell membranes, and the mechanism involved in sealing and excitation-contracti...
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New York ; London :
Academic Press,
1972
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| Series: | Clinical engineering series
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Table of Contents:
- Front Cover; Electrical Phenomena in the Heart; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Contributors; Foreword; Editor's Foreword; Preface; Chapter 1. Electrical Properties of Embryonic Heart Cells; I. Introduction; II. Studies on Intact Embryonic Hearts as a Function of Embryonic Age; III. Studies on Cultured Embryonic Heart Cells; IV. Summary and Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 2. Correlation between the Ultrastructure and Function of Intercellular Contacts; I. Introduction; II. The Morphology of Cardiac Muscle Tissue
- Chapter 4. Excitation Process in Heart CellsI. Introduction; II. The Upstroke of the Action Potential; III. The Pacemaker Potential; Acknowledgment; References; Chapter 5. The Repolarization Process of Heart Cells; I. Introduction; II. Net Current and Conductance Changes; III. Possible Mechanisms of Repolarization; IV. Ionic Mechanisms; V. Ionic Mechanisms in Atrium and Ventricle; VI. Conclusion; References; Chapter 6. Active Ion Transport in Heart Muscle; I. General Aspects; II. Transport Phenomena in Resting Cardiac Tissue; III. Active Ion Transport and Cardiac Excitation; References
- Chapter 7. Electrophysiology of the Sinoatrial NodeI. Introduction; II. Intracellular Recording of Pacemaker Activity; III. Physiological Regulation of Pacemaker Frequency; IV. Ions and SA Nodal Activity; V. Drugs and Pacemaker Function; VI. Relationship of SA Nodal Function to Ectopic Rhythm; VII. Conclusions; References; Chapter 8. The Membrane Capacitance of Heart Cells; I. Introduction; II. Physical Principles; III. Physiological Role of Membrane Capacitance; IV. Measurements of Membrane Capacitance; V. Summary; References; Chapter 9. Cardiac Innervation and Synaptic Transmission in Heart
- I. Regulatory InnervationII. Release of Neurotransmitters; III. Stimulation of Cardiac Nerves; IV. Electrical Effects of Stimulating the Cardiac Nerves; References; Chapter 10. Atrioventricular Transmission; I. Introduction; II. Propagation of Impulses across the AV Node; III. Propagation through Specialized Ventricular Fibers; IV. Propagation of Impulses across the Purkinje Fiber-Muscle Junctions; References; Chapter 11. Comparative Aspects of Electrogenesis in Myocardial Cells; I. Introduction; II. The Neurogenic-Myogenic Basis for Classification of Hearts; III. Electrogenesis in Pacemakers
- III. Experimental Data on Excitation Spread in Cardiac MuscleIV. Interpretation of Morphological and Experimental Data; References; Chapter 3. Membrane Lipids and Cardiac Electrogenesis; I. The Molecular Structure of the Cell Membrane; II. Effect of Membrane Phospholipids on Membrane Potential of Cardiac and Other Excitable Cells; III. Influence of Calcium on Membrane Potential of Myocardial Cell after PhC; IV· Are Pacemaker Cells Surrounded by a Protein Barrier?; V. Membrane Triglycerides and Membrane Potential of Cardiac Cells; VI. Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References