The timing statistics of spontaneous calcium release in cardiac myocytes.

A variety of cardiac arrhythmias are initiated by a focal excitation that disrupts the regular beating of the heart. In some cases it is known that these excitations are due to calcium (Ca) release from the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) via propagating subcellular Ca waves. However, it is not understo...

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Main Authors: Mesfin Asfaw, Enric Alvarez-Lacalle, Yohannes Shiferaw
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3656860?pdf=render