Effect of taurine depletion on excitation-contraction coupling and Cl- conductance of rat skeletal muscle

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 296, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 215-222

  De Luca, Annamaria ^a   Pierno, Sabata ^a   Camerino, Diana Conte ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b Dipartimento di Geologia e Geofisica   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ca2+ handling mechanism; Cl conductance; Excitation contraction coupling; Mechanical threshold; Skeletal muscle; Taurine depletion

Indexed keywords

2 (4 CHLOROPHENOXY)PROPIONIC ACID; CALCIUM; GUANIDINOETHANESULFONIC ACID; TAURINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CHLORIDE CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPLETION; ENANTIOMER; EXCITATION CONTRACTION COUPLING; EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM; SKELETAL MUSCLE; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

EID: 0030031243     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(95)00702-4     Document Type: Article

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