Extracellular divalent cations in excitation–contraction coupling: hypertonic solution effects
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Published:1982-04-01
Issue:4
Volume:60
Page:440-445
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ISSN:0008-4212
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Container-title:Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Can. J. Physiol. Pharmacol.
Author:
Oota Isao,Kosaka Isao,Nagai Torao,Yabu Hideyo
Abstract
It is the purpose of this article to point out that the membrane-bound Ca plays an important role in excitation–contraction (E–C) coupling of skeletal muscle fibers and that other divalent cations are unable to substitute for this role of membrane-bound Ca.
Publisher
Canadian Science Publishing
Subject
Physiology (medical),Pharmacology,General Medicine,Physiology