Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology
Volume 52, Issue 2 , Pages 304-311 , February 2012

Dynamic local changes in sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium: Physiological and pathophysiological roles

  • Eric A. Sobie

      Affiliations

    • Pharmacology and Systems Therapeutics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One Gustave Levy Place, Box 1215, New York, NY 10029, USA. Tel.: +1 212 659 1706; fax: +1 212 831 0114.
    • ,
  • W.J. Lederer

      Affiliations

    • BioMET, Center for Biomedical Engineering & Technology, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD USA

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doi: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2011.06.024

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