Equivalent Circuit of Frog Atrial Tissue as Determined by Voltage Clamp-Unclamp Experiments
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Equivalent Circuit of Frog Atrial Tissue as Determined by Voltage Clamp-Unclamp Experiments
The equivalent circuit that has been used in the analysis of nerve voltage-clamp data is that of the membrane capacity in parallel with the membrane resistance. Voltage-clamp experiments on frog atrial tissue indicate that this circuit will not suffice for this cardiac tissue. The change in membrane current associated with a step change in membrane potential does not show a rapid spike of capac...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of General Physiology
سال: 1971
ISSN: 1540-7748,0022-1295
DOI: 10.1085/jgp.58.5.511