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March 1, 1999The Journal of General PhysiologyOpen Access

Ca2+ Sparks in Frog Skeletal Muscle: Generation by One, Some, or Many SR Ca2+ Release Channels?

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MSMartin F. SchneiderFriedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

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Implication

Ca2+ sparks mark elementary SR release events in myocytes; leaves open their scaling to arrhythmias or HF and any therapeutic targeting.

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Martin F. Schneider (1999) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a761454cd662f67b2fbd878 https://doi.org/10.1085/jgp.113.3.365

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