In silico studies. Development of activity as automaticity of the heterogenous network rises
Vertical gradient of cell-to-cell coupling is overlaid with a gradual increase in cell automaticity. One can see the appearance of local ectopic sources as they spread to the middle layers. Later activity spreads to a better coupled layers of cardiac cell network.
Details in Biktashev et al, Biophysical J 2008 .
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