Saltatory propagation of Ca2+ waves by Ca2+ sparks

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 595-600

  Keizer, Joel ^a   Smith, Gregory D ^b   Ponce Dawson, Silvina ^c   Pearson, John E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^d LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; FLUORESCENCE; HEART MUSCLE CELL; NONHUMAN; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TRANSVERSE TUBULAR SYSTEM; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL MEMBRANE; DIFFUSION; HEART MUSCLE; KINETICS; METABOLISM;

CALCIUM; RYANODINE RECEPTOR;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CELL MEMBRANE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; KINETICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOCARDIUM; RYANODINE RECEPTOR CALCIUM RELEASE CHANNEL;

EID: 0031595134     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)77550-2     Document Type: Article

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