Kinetic properties of the cardiac L-type Ca2+ channel and its role in myocyte electrophysiology: A theoretical investigation

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1522-1543

  Faber, Gregory M ^a   Silva, Jonathan ^b   Livshitz, Leonid ^b   Rudy, Yoram ^b,c  

^a Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^c Cardiac Bioelectricity Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; RYANODINE RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; HEART FUNCTION TEST; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; MUSCLE CELL;

PHLEUM PRATENSE;

EID: 33847777006     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.088807     Document Type: Article

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