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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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2017
2017
SIMPLE AND RAPID SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC DETERMINATION OF ATENOLOL AND ESMOLOL β-BLOCKERS IN PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATIONS AND SPIKED WATER SAMPLES
Atenolol and esmolol drugs belonging to a β–blocker group are frequently used for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. These… 
2008
2008
Structural studies of interactions between cardiac troponin I and actin in regulated thin filament using Förster resonance energy transfer.
The Ca(2+)-induced interaction between cardiac troponin I (cTnI) and actin plays a key role in the regulation of cardiac muscle… 
2007
2007
states pentamer in its unphosphorylated and pseudo-phosphorylated Comparing the structure and dynamics of phospholamban
Human phospholamban (PLN), a 30 kDa homopentamer in the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) membrane, controls the magnitude of heart… 
2000
2000
Ca(2+) measurements in skinned cardiac fibers: effects of Mg(2+) on Ca(2+) activation of force and fiber ATPase.
In contrast to previous studies, a new fluorescent method was used to accurately determine the Ca(2+) concentration in test… 
1992
1992
Left ventricular hypertrophy in rabbits does not exaggerate the effects of halothane on the intracellular components of cardiac contraction.
Inhalational anesthetics and ventricular hypertrophy have adverse effects on cardiac muscle contraction. The effects of 1, 2, and… 
1987
1987
Activation of actin-cardiac myosin subfragment 1 MgATPase rate by Ca2+ shows cooperativity intrinsic to the thin filament.
The magnesium adenosinetriphosphatase (MgATPase) rate of cardiac myosin subfragment 1 (S-1) was studied in the presence of… 
1984
1984
Modeling of cardiac muscle contraction based on the cross-bridge mechanism.
A mathematical model was developed for the cardiac muscle contraction, assuming that the attachment and detachment cycle of the… 
1984
1984
Selectivity of alinidine, a bradycardic agent, for SA nodal automaticity versus other cardiac activities in isolated, blood-perfused dog-heart preparations.
Selectivity of alinidine for SA nodal automaticity vs. other cardiac activities was investigated using isolated, blood-perfused… 
1975
1975
Opposing regulatory influences of cyclic guanosine monophosphate and cyclic adenosine monophosphate in the control of cardiac muscle contraction.
The effects of acetylcholine chloride (ACh) and isoproterenol (Iso) on myocardial levels of guanosine 3', 5'-monophosphate… 
1967
1967
Effects of temperature on the duration and velocity of myocardial contraction in normal and low calcium media.
(5 figures) The increase in the strength of cardiac muscle contraction on lowering the temperature -- a rather unexpected…