Length dependence of calcium- and force-transients in normal and failing human myocardium

Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 957-966

  Vahl, Christian Fr ^a,b   Timek, T ^a   Bonz, A ^a   Fuchs, H ^a   Dillman, R ^c   Hagl, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b Chirurgische Klinik   (Germany)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Calcium; Dilated cardiomyopathy; Frank Starling mechanism; FURA 2; Heart failure; Heart transplantation; Length dependent activation

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; FURA 2;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HEART DILATATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILE FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MUSCLE LENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STARLING LAW; SYSTOLE;

STURNUS VULGARIS;

EID: 0032078310     PISSN: 00222828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmcc.1998.0670     Document Type: Article

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