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Schotten, U., Blaauw, Y., Allessie, M. (2005). In-Vivo Models of Atrial Fibrillation. In: Dhein, S., Mohr, F.W., Delmar, M. (eds) Practical Methods in Cardiovascular Research. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-26574-0_8
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