Subcellular Ca2+ signaling in the heart: The role of ryanodine receptor sensitivity

Journal of General Physiology

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 135-142

  Prosser, Benjamin L ^a   Ward, Christopher W ^a,b   Lederer, W J ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL; RYANODINE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CYTOSKELETON; HEART; HEART MITOCHONDRION; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CYTOSKELETON; HEART; HUMANS; MALE; MITOCHONDRIA, HEART; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIES; RYANODINE RECEPTOR CALCIUM RELEASE CHANNEL; SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM;

EID: 77955022719     PISSN: 00221295     EISSN: 15407748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1085/jgp.201010406     Document Type: Article

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