Ca2+ cycling in cardiomyocytes from a high-performance reptile, the varanid lizard (Varanus exanthematicus)

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 297, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Galli, Gina L J ^a   Warren, Daniel E ^a   Shiels, Holly A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electrophysiology; Excitation contraction coupling; L type Ca channel; Na+ Ca2+ exchanger; Sarcoplasmic reticulum

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; SODIUM CALCIUM EXCHANGE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM CURRENT; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CARDIOVASCULAR PERFORMANCE; CELL SHAPE; CELL SIZE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VOLUME; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATION CONTRACTION COUPLING; HEART MUSCLE CELL; LIZARD; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPTILE; SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM; STEADY STATE; TELEOST; TRANSVERSE TUBULAR SYSTEM; VERTEBRATE; ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; HEART CONTRACTION; KINETICS; METABOLISM; PATCH CLAMP;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNELS, L-TYPE; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CELL SHAPE; CELL SIZE; KINETICS; LIZARDS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM; SODIUM-CALCIUM EXCHANGER;

EID: 72449187039     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: 15221490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00381.2009     Document Type: Article

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