physiology

	I.R.C.V. Institute of Cardiovascular Research	Dijon, Burgundy France

physiology

pathological
models

Single Cell Contractometry

Optical edge detection
non-disturbing, contact-free technology
routine, accurate monitoring of shortening and relaxation of
contracting cells

Conventional Intracellular Microelectrode

accurate, long-term monitoring of transmembrane potentials
gold standard for amplitude and duration parameters
of action potentials
routine access to excitation-contraction data when coupled with
cell contractometry

ap_cn

Simultaneous Paired Intracellular Microelectrodes

gold standard for cell-to-cell coupling and propagation data
access to true correlation between action potential upstroke
and conduction velocity
unprecedented coupling with cell contractometry

2_ap

Multielectrode Arrays

matrix , multisite monitoring of cellular ECG
highly stable, non-disturbing, contact-free technology
unprecedented real time 2D computerized mappings of time,
rate, duration and propagation parameters of action potentials

mea

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