Delayed contractures induced by external cadimium ions rat soleus muscle fibres

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2000

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Mould, Jeremy
Dulhunty, Angela

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Springer

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Cd2+-induced contractures began with a delay of ≃4 min after adding 3 mM Cd2+ to external solutions that contained Cl- as the major anion. Tension increased to ≃20% of peak tetanic tension after 30 min and was maintained after Cd2+ washout. Tension de

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Keywords: cadmium; calcium ion; chloride ion; cobalt; contractile protein; lanthanum; nifedipine; sulfate; zinc ion; animal tissue; article; calcium transport; controlled study; excitation contraction coupling; male; muscle contracture; muscle tetanic contraction; Activation of contractile proteins; Cadmium ions; Rat soleus muscle; Skeletal muscle fibres; Zinc ions

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Pflugers Archives European Journal of Physiology

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