Calcium sparks in smooth muscle

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

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

  Jaggar, Jonathan H ^a   Porter, Valerie A ^a,d   Jonathan Lederer, W ^b,c   Nelson, Mark T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium activated chloride channel; Calcium sensitive potassium channel; Ryanodine sensitive calcium release channel; Sarcoplasmic reticulum; Voltage dependent calcium channel

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM ION; CHLORIDE CHANNEL; CHLORIDE ION; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC GMP; DIHYDROPYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; ION CHANNEL; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; RYANODINE RECEPTOR;

HEART MUSCLE; HUMAN; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION;

EID: 0034091917     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.2000.278.2.c235     Document Type: Review

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