Role of Reduced Sarco-Endoplasmic Reticulum Ca2+-ATPase Function on Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Ca2+ Alternans in the Intact Rabbit Heart

Sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca2+ cycling is tightly regulated by ryanodine receptor (RyR) Ca2+ release and sarco-endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase (SERCA) Ca2+ uptake during each excitation–contraction coupling cycle. We previously showed that RyR refractoriness plays a key role in the onset of SR C...

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Main Authors: Lianguo Wang, Rachel C. Myles, I-Ju Lee, Donald M. Bers, Crystal M. Ripplinger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2021.656516/full