The role of the SR in Ca2+ extrusion from venous smooth muscle

Ca²⁺ extrusion from rabbit inferior vena cava (IVC) smooth muscle (SM) was studied using ratiometric fura-2 fluorimetry. Concomitant blockade ofthe plasma membrane (PM) Ca²⁺-adenosinetriphosphatase (PMCA), Na⁺- Ca²⁺ exchanger, and sarco-endoplasmic reticulum Ca²⁺ -ATPase (SERCA) completely preven...

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Main Author: Nazer, Mark A.
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/17235