Adding a new dimension to cardiac nano-architecture using electron microscopy: Coupling membrane excitation to calcium signaling

Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 5-12

  Das, Tapaswini ^a   Hoshijima, Masahiko ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium; Calcium release unit; Cardiomyocytes; Electron microscopy; Excitation contraction coupling; Ryanodine receptors

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; RYANODINE RECEPTOR;

CALCIUM SIGNALING; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL JUNCTION; CELL SHAPE; CELL SIZE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYTOPLASM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; HEART MUSCLE CELL; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; MYOFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SARCOLEMMA; SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SERIAL BLOCK FACE SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CALCIUM SIGNALING; HUMANS; INTERCELLULAR JUNCTIONS; MEMBRANES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MYOCARDIUM; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; SARCOLEMMA; SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM;

EID: 84876335104     PISSN: 00222828     EISSN: 10958584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2012.11.009     Document Type: Review

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