A novel method to study contraction characteristics of a single cardiac myocyte using carbon fibers

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 281, Issue 3 50-3, 2001, Pages

  Yasuda, So Ichiro ^a   Sugiura, Seiryo ^a   Kobayakawa, Naoshi ^a   Fujita, Hideo ^a   Yamashita, Hiroshi ^a   Katoh, Kaoru ^b   Saeki, Yasutake ^c   Kaneko, Hiroko ^d   Suda, Yoshihisa ^e   Nagai, Ryozo ^a   Sugi, Haruo ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b ELECTROTECHNICAL LABORATORY   (Japan)

^c TSURUMI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Tsukuba Mat Information Laboratory   (Japan)

^e Mitsubishi Pencil Co Ltd   (Japan)

^f TEIKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carbon graphite fiber; Isometric contraction

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBER;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIODE; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE COMPLIANCE; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILE FORCE; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCLE TWITCH; NONHUMAN; PIEZOELECTRICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALS; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; CELL SEPARATION; COMPLIANCE; GRAPHITE; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; ISOPROTERENOL; ISOTONIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MICROELECTRODES; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; MYOCARDIUM; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 0034822649     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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