Variability in frequency and characteristics of Ca2+ sparks at different release sites in rat ventricular myocytes

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 505, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 337-344

  Parker, Ian ^a   Wier, Withrow Gil ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; FLUO 3;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART VENTRICLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CELL MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE IMAGING; HEART VENTRICLE MUSCLE; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING;

ANILINE COMPOUNDS; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; FLUORESCENT DYES; HEART; HEART VENTRICLES; MYOCARDIUM; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TIME FACTORS; XANTHENES;

EID: 0031465637     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.1997.337bb.x     Document Type: Article

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