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The sarcoplasmic reticulum and arrhythmogenic calcium release.
Cardiovascular research - 15 Jan 2008
Venetucci Luigi A, Trafford Andrew W, O'Neill Stephen C, Eisner David A
Abstract excerpt
There is much evidence showing that some lethal ventricular arrhythmias arise from waves of Ca(2+) release from the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) that propagate along cardiac cells. The purpose of this review is to discuss the mechanism of production of these waves and how they depend on the properties of the SR Ca(2+) release channel or ryanodine receptor (RyR). The best-known method of producing Ca(2+) waves is...
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