The effects of membrane potential, SR Ca2+ content and RyR responsiveness on systolic Ca2+ alternans in rat ventricular myocytes

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 587, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1283-1292

  Li, Yatong ^a   Díaz, Mary E ^b   Eisner, David A ^a   O'Neill, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; CALCIUM ION; RYANODINE RECEPTOR; CADMIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; HEART VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; POST EXTRA SYSTOLIC POTENTIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM; ALTERNANS; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CHANNEL GATING; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART BEAT; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART VENTRICLE; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; SYSTOLE;

ANIMALS; CADMIUM; CAFFEINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL AGONISTS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS, L-TYPE; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CELLS, CULTURED; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; RYANODINE RECEPTOR CALCIUM RELEASE CHANNEL; SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM; SODIUM-CALCIUM EXCHANGER;

EID: 62749115277     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2008.164368     Document Type: Article

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