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Electrophysiological Characteristics of the M Cell

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Monophasic Action Potentials

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The discovery and characterization of cells in the midmyocardial layers of ventricular myocardium with unique repolarization properties have yielded some interesting observations relative to our understanding of the electrophysiology, pharmacology and pathophysiology of the ventricles of the heart and the electrocardiographic signals that they generate. Our principal aim in this chapter is to review recent experimental data that have advanced our knowledge of the electrical heterogeneity that exists in ventricular myocardium with a focus on the role of the M cell.

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  1. Division of Cardiology, Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Georgetown University, 50 Irving St NW, 20422, Washington, DC, USA

    Michael R. Franz M.D., Ph.D. (Prof. of Med.) (Prof. of Med.)

  2. Elektrophysiologisches Labor, Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Lazarettstraße 36, 80636, München, Germany

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Antzelevitch, C., Nesterenko, V.V., Shimizu, W., Di Diego, J.M. (1997). Electrophysiological Characteristics of the M Cell. In: Franz, M.R., Schmitt, C., Zrenner, B. (eds) Monophasic Action Potentials. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60851-3_13

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