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Nonuniformity of Contraction and Relaxation of Mammalian Cardiac Muscle

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Contractile Mechanisms in Muscle

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Nonuniformity of contraction and relaxation in cardiac muscle results from relaxation asynchronies between segments in the central region and their interaction with the prevailing loading conditions, and this may reflect regional differences in activation or force potential at a given time during a twitch.

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  1. The Department of Pharmacology, Mayo Foundation, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA

    Philippe R. Housmans, Victor A. Claes & Dirk L. Brutsaert

  2. Alberta Heritage Foundation, University of Calgary, Canada

    Leonard H. S. Chuck

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  1. University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA

    Gerald H. Pollack

  2. Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

    Haruo Sugi

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Housmans, P.R., Chuck, L.H.S., Claes, V.A., Brutsaert, D.L. (1984). Nonuniformity of Contraction and Relaxation of Mammalian Cardiac Muscle. In: Pollack, G.H., Sugi, H. (eds) Contractile Mechanisms in Muscle. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 37. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-4703-3_81

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