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First magnetic measurements of action currents in isolated cardiac Purkinje fibers

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Il Nuovo Cimento D

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We present the first measurements of the magnetic field associated with the action potential in a bundle of isolated cardiac Purkinje fibers. Our findings demonstrate the feasibility of using magnetic techniques to measure the axial current in a bundle of spontaneously active cardiac cells.

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Si presentano le prime misurazioni del campo magnetico associato col potenziale d’azione in un fascio di fibre cardiache di Purkinje isolate. Le nostre scoperte dimonstrano la fattibilità dell’uso di tecniche magnetiche per misurare le correnti assiali in un gruppo di cellule cardiache ad attività spontanea.

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  1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, Vanderbilt University, 37235, Nashville, Tenn

    J. P. Wikswo Jr, J. P. Barach & S. C. Gundersen

  2. Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 37235, Nashville, Tenn

    M. J. McLean

  3. Department of Anatomy, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 37235, Nashville, Tenn

    J. A. Freeman

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Wikswo, J.P., Barach, J.P., Gundersen, S.C. et al. First magnetic measurements of action currents in isolated cardiac Purkinje fibers. Il Nuovo Cimento D 2, 368–378 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02455939

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