The intricacies of atrial calcium cycling during excitation-contraction coupling

J Gen Physiol. 2017 Sep 4;149(9):857-865. doi: 10.1085/jgp.201711809. Epub 2017 Aug 10.

Abstract

Blatter discusses the initiation and spread of Ca release, Ca store depletion, and release termination in atrial myocytes.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Calcium Signaling*
  • Excitation Contraction Coupling*
  • Heart Atria / cytology
  • Heart Atria / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Myocytes, Cardiac / metabolism*
  • Myocytes, Cardiac / physiology