Calcium gradients during excitation-contraction coupling in cat atrial myocytes

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 494, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 641-651

  Huser J ^a   Lipsius, S L ^a   Blatter, L A ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENT DYE; RYANODINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CAT; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATION CONTRACTION COUPLING; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM; TRANSVERSE TUBULAR SYSTEM;

EID: 0029781650     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1996.sp021521     Document Type: Article

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