Modulation by caffeine of calcium-release microdomains in frog skeletal muscle fibers

The effects of caffeine on the process of excitation-contraction coupling in amphibian skeletal muscle fibers were investigated using the confocal spot detection technique. This method permits to carefully discriminate between caffeine effects on the primary sources of Ca2+ release at the Z-lines wh...

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Main Authors: JULIO L VERGARA, MARINO DIFRANCO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-01-01
Series:Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-97602006000300017