Separability of Contractile Force and Irritability in Mammalian Heart Muscle
- 31 December 1950
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physiological Society in American Journal of Physiology-Legacy Content
- Vol. 164 (1) , 234-237
- https://doi.org/10.1152/ajplegacy.1950.164.1.234
Abstract
The effects of CaCl2 and NH4CI on the irritability and contractile force of isolated cat papillary muscles were measured. Both decreased irritability and increased contractile force. Therefore, these 2 aspects of heart muscle function can be made to vary independently.Keywords
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