Cardiac function and modulation of sarcomeric function by length

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 627-636

  Hanft, Laurin M ^a   Korte, Fredrick S ^a   McDonald, Kerry S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac cycle; Cardiac myocyte; Cardiac myofilaments; Sarcomere length

Indexed keywords

CELL FUNCTION; CELL STRUCTURE; FORCE; HEART CYCLE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEART VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HUMAN; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MUSCLE FIBRIL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SARCOMERE; STARLING LAW; SYSTOLE; THIN FILAMENT;

ANIMALS; CELL SHAPE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MICROFILAMENTS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; MYOCARDIUM; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; MYOFIBRILS; SARCOMERES; STROKE VOLUME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR PRESSURE;

EID: 39749193968     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: 17553245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvm099     Document Type: Review

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