Regulatory Volume Decrease of Cardiac Myocytes Induced by β-Adrenergic Activation of the Cl− Channel in Guinea Pig

A new method was developed to automatically measure the thickness of a single ventricular myocyte of guinea-pig heart. A fine marker was attached on the cell's upper surface and changes in its vertical position were measured by focusing it under the microscope. When the osmolarity of the bath s...

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Main Authors: Wang, Zhuren, Mitsuiye, Tamotsu, Rees, Siân A., Noma, Akinori
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Rockefeller University Press 1997
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2229356/