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Cardiac Muscle Contraction

Known as: heart muscle contraction 
Driven primarily by voltage-gated Ca+2 action potentials originating in sinoatrial pace-maker cells, Cardiac Muscle Contraction involves shortening… 
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Myocardial Contraction

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cardiac muscle cell contraction

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2013
2013
Co-treatment with conjugated linoleic acid and nitrite protects against myocardial infarction☆
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Structural and functional aspects of the myosin essential light chain in cardiac muscle contraction
The myosin essential light chain (ELC) is a structural component of the actomyosin cross‐bridge, but its function is poorly… 
2007
2007
Comparing the structure and dynamics of phospholamban pentamer in its unphosphorylated and pseudo‐phosphorylated states
Human phospholamban (PLN), a 30 kDa homopentamer in the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) membrane, controls the magnitude of heart… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Structural dynamics and topology of phospholamban in oriented lipid bilayers using multidimensional solid-state NMR.
Phospholamban (PLN), a single-pass membrane protein, regulates heart muscle contraction and relaxation by reversible inhibition… 
Review
2006
Review
2006
New insights in the role of cardiac myosin binding protein C as a regulator of cardiac contractility.
See related article, pages 884–890 Myosin Binding Protein C is a large multidomain protein that is found in the A-band region… 
Review
1994
Review
1994
Regulation of cardiac muscle contraction by intracellular Ca2+.
In this short review, some of the factors which influence the intracellular Ca2+ transients and contraction in mammalian cardiac… 
1992
1992
Mechanisms underlying the genesis of post-rest contractions in cardiac muscle.
1. Post-rest potentiation reflects basic cellular mechanisms that control cardiac muscle contraction. Transmembrane calcium… 
1991
1991
Calcium is released from the junctional sarcoplasmic reticulum during cardiac muscle contraction.
We have used electron-probe microanalysis (EPMA) to address the question of Ca2+ release by junctional sarcoplasmic reticulum… 
1982
1982
Permeability of canine cardiac sarcoplasmic reticulum vesicles to K+, Na+, H+, and Cl-.
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Effects of insulin on cardiac muscle contraction and responsiveness to norepinephrine.
The effects of insulin (In) on contractile activity of isolated cardiac muscle were studied in right ventricular moderator band… 
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