2017-2018 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog
EGR 534 - Bioelectric Potentials
Study of mechanisms governing the generation of bioelectrical signals focusing on measurement and analysis techniques in nerve and muscle electrophysiology. Topics include excitable membranes, plasma membrane characteristics, origin of electrical membrane potentials, action potentials, voltage clamp experiments, impulse propagation, membrane biophysics, and cardiac arrhythmias. Cross-listed with EGR 434. Offered fall semester. Prerequisite: Admission to M.S.E. program and permission of instructor.
Credits: 3