Distinct contributions of the thin and thick filaments to length-dependent activation in heart muscle

The Frank-Starling relation is a fundamental auto-regulatory property of the heart that ensures the volume of blood ejected in each heartbeat is matched to the extent of venous filling. At the cellular level, heart muscle cells generate higher force when stretched, but despite intense efforts the un...

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Main Authors: Xuemeng Zhang, Thomas Kampourakis, Ziqian Yan, Ivanka Sevrieva, Malcolm Irving, Yin-Biao Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2017-02-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/24081