Effect of repetitive activity upon intracellular pH, sodium and contraction in sheep cardiac Purkinje fibres.

1. The influence of repetitive activity upon intracellular pH (pHi), intracellular Na+ activity (aNA(i)) and contraction was examined in isolated sheep cardiac Purkinje fibres. Ion-selective microelectrodes were used to measure intracellular Na+ and H+ ion activity. Twitch tension was elicited by fi...

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Main Authors: Bountra, C, Kaila, K, Vaughan-Jones, R
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1988