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SERCA is critical to control the Bowditch effect in the heart.
Scientific reports - 20 Aug 2018
Balcazar Darío, Regge Victoria, Santalla Manuela, Meyer Heiko, Paululat Achim, Mattiazzi Alicia, Ferrero Paola
Abstract excerpt
The Bowditch effect or staircase phenomenon is the increment or reduction of contractile force when heart rate increases, defined as either a positive or negative staircase. The healthy and failing human heart both show positive or negative staircase, respectively, but the causes of these distinct cardiac responses are unclear. Different experimental approaches indicate that while the level of Ca2+ in the...
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