Disposition of calcium release units in agarose gel for an optimal propagation of Ca2+ signals

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 4333-4342

  Wussling, Manfred H P ^a   Aurich, Ines ^a   Knauf, Oliver ^a   Podhaisky, Helmut ^a   Holzhausen, Hans Jürgen ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAROSE; CALCIUM ION; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 10044227489     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.103.035089     Document Type: Article

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