Title :
Stimulation of Spheroidal Cells - The Role of Cell Shape
Author :
Klee, Maurice ; Plonsey, Robert
Author_Institution :
Mathematical Research Branch, National Institute of Arthritis, Metabolism and Digestive Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20014.
fDate :
7/1/1976 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The behavior of spheroidal cells in an applied uniform field is examined in order to gain insight into the role of cell shape in the electrical activity of biological cells. The responses of cells having different eccentricities but the same height in the direction of stimulation are compared. The effect of a change in the direction of stimulation is discussed. In the process of obtaining the results an approximate method for calculating biopotentials during extracellular stimulation is presented and justified.
Keywords :
Arthritis; Biochemistry; Biological cells; Biomembranes; Boundary conditions; Cells (biology); Conductivity; Extracellular; Helium; Shape; Cell Physiology; Cells; Electric Stimulation; Electrophysiology; Models, Biological;
Journal_Title :
Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TBME.1976.324597
