The effect of the duration of the action potential on contraction in the mammalian heart muscle

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jan 1968 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Pfl�gers Archiv f�r die Gesamte Physiologie des Menschen und der Tiere, volume 299, pages 66-82 (issn: 0031-6768, eissn: 1432-2013,

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Authors: M, Morad; W, Trautwein;

doi: 10.1007/bf00362542

pmid: 5243673

The effect of the duration of the action potential on contraction in the mammalian heart muscle

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Abstract

A method is described to control the membrane potential in preparations of mammalian myocardium, and to measure tension simultaneously. The following observations are made: A discussion of the relationship between the action potential and contraction in cardiac muscle is included.

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Heidelberg University
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University of California, Los Angeles
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Keywords

Sheep, Time Factors, Myocardium, Action Potentials, Heart, In Vitro Techniques, Papillary Muscles, Biomechanical Phenomena, Dogs, Cats, Methods, Animals, Muscle Contraction

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