Contraction and intracellular free Ca2+ concentration in ventricular myocytes from rats receiving sucrose-enriched diets

International Journal of Diabetes and Metabolism

Volumn 12, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 5-9

  Howarth, F Chris ^a   Qureshi, A ^a   Adeghate, E ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Contraction; Intracellular calcium; Sucrose; Ventricular myocytes

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; SUCROSE;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILE FORCE; HEART MUSCLE RELAXATION; HEART VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MYOFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; RAT; RAT STRAIN;

EID: 7444272509     PISSN: 16067754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000497560     Document Type: Article

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