Ca2+-dependence of diastolic properties of cardiac sarcomeres: Involvement of titin

Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 69, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 425-443

  Stuyvers, B D ^a   Miura, M ^a   Jin, J P ^b   Ter Keurs, H E D J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c 3330 Hospital Dr NW   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ca2+; Sarcomere; Stiffness; Titin; Visco elasticity

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CARRIER PROTEIN; CONNECTIN; MAGNESIUM; MUSCLE PROTEIN; PROTEIN KINASE;

ACTIN MYOSIN INTERACTION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; DIASTOLE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HEART; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MUSCLE FIBER CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; RAT STRAIN; REVIEW; SARCOMERE;

ANIMALIA; SIGMOIDEA;

EID: 0032026522     PISSN: 00796107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6107(98)00018-2     Document Type: Article

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