Prominent heart organ-level performance deficits in a genetic model of targeted severe and progressive SERCA2 deficiency.

The cardiac SERCA2 Ca(2+) pump is critical for maintaining normal Ca(2+) handling in the heart. Reduced SERCA2a content and blunted Ca(2+) reuptake are frequently observed in failing hearts and evidence implicates poor cardiac Ca(2+) handling in the progression of heart failure. To gain insight into...

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Main Authors: Frazer I Heinis, Kristin B Andersson, Geir Christensen, Joseph M Metzger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3817129?pdf=render