Pharmacological blockade of voltage-gated calcium channels as a potential cardioprotective strategy

Voltage-gated Ca2+ channels (VGCCs) are essential for initiating and regulating cardiac function. During the cardiac action potential, Ca2+ influx through L-type channels triggers the sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ release that enables the EC coupling. Ca2+ can also enter cardiac myocytes through low-v...

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Main Author: Pushparaj, Charumathi
Other Authors: Cantí Nicolás, Carles
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Universitat de Lleida 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10803/285047