The effects of low (10-100 ~M) concentrations of tetracaine on intramembrane charge movement and on the rate of calcium release (RreI) from the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) were studied in cut skeletal muscle fibres of the frog using the voltage clamp technique. The fibres were mounted in a single or
Tubular system excitability: an essential component of excitation–contraction coupling in fast-twitch fibres of vertebrate skeletal muscle
✍ Scribed by D. George Stephenson
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 451 KB
- Volume
- 27
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0142-4319
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