Caffeine-induced Ca2+ sparks in mouse ventricular myocytes

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 278, Issue 2 47-2, 2000, Pages

  Ritter, Michael ^a   Su, Zhi ^a   Spitzer, Kenneth W ^b   Ishida, Hideyuki ^c   Barry, William H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Confocal microscopy; Ryanodine receptors

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM ION; RYANODINE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART VENTRICLE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM;

EID: 0034058492     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.2000.278.2.h666     Document Type: Article

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