Characterisation of the function of adult guinea-pig ventricular myocytes following co-culture with neonatal rat myocytes

Basic Research in Cardiology

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 9-14

  Singh Kent, N ^a   Davia, K ^a   Harding, S E ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adult cardiomyocytes; Co cultured; Contractile studies; Guinea pig; Neonatal rat

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (CALCIUM); CALCIUM; ISOPRENALINE; THAPSIGARGIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; COCULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INHIBITION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; RAT; SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CALCIUM; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; CELLS, CULTURED; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; GUINEA PIGS; HEART; ISOPROTERENOL; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; MYOCARDIUM; RATS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032910396     PISSN: 03008428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003950050121     Document Type: Article

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