Theoretical analysis of the Ca2+ spark amplitude distribution

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 1144-1162

  Izu, Leighton T ^a   Wier, W Gil ^a   Balke, C William ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM ION; TROPONIN C; ANILINE DERIVATIVE; CALCIUM; FLUO 3; FLUORESCENT DYE; XANTHENE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BIOPHYSICS; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DENSITY; DIFFUSION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEMBRANE CURRENT; PHOTON; REACTION ANALYSIS; SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM; THEORETICAL STUDY; VISIBILITY; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CYTOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; STATISTICS;

ANILINE COMPOUNDS; ANIMALS; BIOPHYSICS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNELS; FLUORESCENT DYES; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MYOCARDIUM; SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM; XANTHENES;

EID: 0031595704     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)74034-2     Document Type: Article

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