Investigation of Action Potential Propagation in a Syncytium
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Cells in certain tissues, such as cardiac muscle, smooth muscle and liver, are known to form three-dimensional electrical syncytia (Eisenberg et al., 1979). In a syncytium, cells are electrically coupled to adjacent cells by means of protein structures known as gap junctions. These gap junctions provide intercellular pathways for the exchange of ions and other small molecules (Meşe et al., 2007). This allows electrical activity, such as action potentials (APs), to spread from one cell to another. Therefore, in a syncytium, the electrical
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