Taurine prevents intracellular calcium overload during calcium paradox of cultured cardiomyocytes

Amino Acids

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-11

  Takahashi, K ^a   Schaffer, S W ^b   Azuma, J ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Beating; Calcium paradox; Cultured myocardial cell; Intracellular free calcium; Taurine

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; FURA 2; TAURINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM PARADOX; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL PROTECTION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYO; HEART CELL CULTURE; IMAGING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030963964     PISSN: 09394451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01373044     Document Type: Article

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