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Excitation-contraction coupling in voltage-clamped cardiac myocytes

✍ Scribed by R. Meyer; H. G. Haas; J. Wiemer

Publisher
Springer
Year
1989
Tongue
English
Weight
843 KB
Volume
84
Category
Article
ISSN
0300-8428

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## Abstract Intracellular Na^+^ concentration ([Na^+^]~i~) is very important in modulating the contractile and electrical activity of the heart. Upon electrical excitation of the myocardium, voltage‐dependent Na^+^ channels open, triggering the upstroke of the action potential (AP). During the AP,