Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 16, Issue 5 , Pages 335-348 , October 2007

Normal Heart Rhythm is Initiated and Regulated by an Intracellular Calcium Clock Within Pacemaker Cells

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doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2007.07.005

Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 16, Issue 5 , Pages 335-348 , October 2007

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