Abstract
Changes in the behavior of the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) in rat ventricular myocytes were investigated under conditions of metabolic inhibition using laser-scanning confocal microscopy to measure intracellular Ca2+ and the perforated patch-clamp technique to measure SR Ca2+ content. Metabolic inhibition had several effects on SR function, including reduced frequency of spontaneous releases of Ca2+ (sparks and waves of Ca2+-induced Ca2+ release), increased SR Ca2+ content (79.4±5.7 to 115.2±6.6 μmol/L cell volume [mean±SEM; P
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 181-187 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Circulation research |
Volume | 88 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2 Feb 2001 |
Keywords
- Calcium
- Cardiac
- Metabolic inhibition
- Sarcoplasmic reticulum