Blebbistatin effectively uncouples the excitation-contraction process in zebrafish embryonic heart

Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 25, Issue 4-5, 2010, Pages 419-424

  Jou, Chuanchau J ^a,b   Spitzer, Kenneth W ^a   Tristani Firouzi, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Pediatric Cardiology   (United States)

Author keywords

Action potential; Electrophysiology; Excitation contraction coupling; Heart; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

BLEBBISTATIN; CALCIUM; DIACETYL OXIME; UNCOUPLING PROTEIN;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EXCITATION CONTRACTION COUPLING; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ZEBRA FISH;

DANIO RERIO;

EID: 77949930301     PISSN: 10158987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000303046     Document Type: Article

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