Action Potentials in Cardiac Myocytes

Action Potentials in Cardiac Myocytes: see how muscle cells in the heart contract by allowing Calcium to flow inside and bringing along some positive charge with it! Rishi is a pediatric infectious disease physician and works at Khan Academy. Created by Rishi Desai.

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