Abnormalities in the regulation of blood platelet free cytosolic calcium in malignant hyperthermia. II. Pig platelets.

doi:10.1016/0143-4160(92)90043-r

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Abnormalities in the regulation of blood platelet free cytosolic calcium in malignant hyperthermia. II. Pig platelets.

Cell calcium - 1 Mar 1992

Fink H S, Maak S, von Lengerken G, Till U

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Since 1966 the domestic pig has served as the animal model in Malignant Hyperthermia (MH) research [1]. The use of genetically well-defined pigs rendered it possible to test the method for diagnosing MH-susceptibility of patients presented in the preceding paper. Thus, the effect of halothane on...

Topics

Animals
Blood Platelets
Calcium
Cytosol
Female
Genotype
Halothane
Homeostasis
Malignant Hyperthermia
Swine

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