Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8473597 | Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology | 2018 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
We show that isolated human myocardium is capable of transiently increasing its maximal force generation capability by increasing cross-bridge recruitment following slack-restretch maneuver. This process can potentially have important implications and significance in cardiac contraction in vivo.
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Authors
Nima Milani-Nejad, Jae-Hoon Chung, Benjamin D. Canan, Vadim V. Fedorov, Bryan A. Whitson, Ahmet Kilic, Peter J. Mohler, Paul M.L. Janssen,