The emergence of a general theory of the initiation and strength of the heartbeat

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 338-369

  Maltsev, Victor A ^a   Vinogradovad, Tatiana M ^a   Lakatta, Edward G ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium cycling; Cardiac excitation; Contractility; Heart rate regulation; Pacemaker mechanism

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; RYANODINE RECEPTOR; SODIUM CALCIUM EXCHANGE PROTEIN;

CELL SURFACE; HEART BEAT; HEART EXCITATION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILE FORCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PACEMAKER; REVIEW; SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM; ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CYTOLOGY; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE; METABOLISM; PHOSPHORYLATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SINUS NODE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM SIGNALING; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLES; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; PHOSPHORYLATION; RYANODINE RECEPTOR CALCIUM RELEASE CHANNEL; SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM; SINOATRIAL NODE; SODIUM-CALCIUM EXCHANGER;

EID: 33747586784     PISSN: 13478613     EISSN: 13478648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1254/jphs.CR0060018     Document Type: Review

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