A cryoclamp for the rapid cryofixation of the isolated blood-perfused rabbit cardiac papillary muscle preparation at predefined times during the contraction cycle

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 192, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 269-279

  Shattock, M J ^a   Miller, J I A ^a   Marchant, C L ^a   Foreman, M A ^a   Ford, D J ^a   Bray, D G ^a   Waldron, C B ^a   Chambers, D J ^a   Warley, A ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac tissue; Cryofixation; Electron probe X ray microanalysis; Papillary muscle; Potassium; Sodium

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; MUSCLE; PROBES; SODIUM;

CARDIAC CELL; CARDIAC TISSUES; CONTRACTION CYCLE; CRYOFIXATION; ELECTRON PROBE X RAY MICROANALYSIS; ISCHEMIA-REPERFUSION INJURY; MONOVALENT CATIONS; NON-UNIFORM; PAPILLARY MUSCLE; VASCULATURE;

POTASSIUM;

POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART PAPILLARY MUSCLE; ION TRANSPORT; MICROANALYSIS; MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; MUSCLE PERFUSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; REPERFUSION INJURY; X RAY ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0032409875     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.1998.00432.x     Document Type: Article

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