Paradoxical effects of insulin on cardiac L-type calcium current and on contraction at physiological temperature

Diabetologia

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 748-752

  Pabbathi, V K ^a   Suleiman, M S ^a   Hancox, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calcium current; Cell shortening; Contraction; Inotropic effect; Insulin; Ventricular myocytes

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; INSULIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL SIZE; CELL STIMULATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GUINEA PIG; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HORMONE ACTION; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MUSCLE FIBER CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STEADY STATE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; VIDEORECORDING; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNELS, L-TYPE; GUINEA PIGS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; MALE; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES;

EID: 2442696701     PISSN: 0012186X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00125-004-1355-1     Document Type: Article

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