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2. Myocardial contractility - Wikipedia

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   When it's phosphorylated by PKA, levels of calcium stored in the sarcoplasmic reticulum are increased, allowing a higher rate of calcium being released at the next contraction. However, the increased rate of calcium sequestration also leads to an increase in lusitropy. Sensitizing troponin-C to the effects of calcium.

3. Cardiac action potential - Wikipedia

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   These calcium ions bind to and open more calcium channels (called ryanodine receptors) located on the sarcoplasmic reticulum within the cell, allowing the flow of calcium out of the SR. These calcium ions are responsible for the contraction of the heart. Calcium also activates chloride channels called I to2, which allow Cl − to enter the cell ...

4. Cardiac muscle - Wikipedia

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   This difference can be illustrated by the observation that cardiac muscle fibers require calcium to be present in the solution surrounding the cell to contract, while skeletal muscle fibers will contract without extracellular calcium. During contraction of a cardiac muscle cell, the long protein myofilaments oriented along the length of the ...

5. Cardiac excitation-contraction coupling - Wikipedia

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   Cardiac excitation-contraction coupling (Cardiac EC coupling) describes the series of events, from the production of an electrical impulse (action potential) to the contraction of muscles in the heart. [1] This process is of vital importance as it allows for the heart to beat in a

6. Cardiac pacemaker - Wikipedia

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   It is important to note that intracellular calcium causes muscular contraction in contractile cells, and is the effector ion. In heart pacemaker cells, phase 0 depends on the activation of L-type calcium channels instead of the activation of voltage-gated fast sodium channels, which are responsible for initiating action potentials in ...

7. Diad - Wikipedia

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   The rapid influx of calcium into the cell signals for the cells to contract. When the calcium intake travels through an entire muscle, it will trigger a united muscular contraction. This process is known as excitation-contraction coupling. [2] This contraction pushes blood inside the heart and from the heart to other regions of the body.

8. Calcium-induced calcium release - Wikipedia

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   Excitation-contraction coupling in myocardium relies on sarcolemma depolarization and subsequent Ca 2+ entry to trigger Ca 2+ release from the sarcoplasmic reticulum.When an action potential depolarizes the cell membrane, voltage-gated Ca 2+ channels (e.g., L-type calcium channels) are activated.

9. Cardiotonic agent - Wikipedia

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   Calcium is a vital element for regulating the contraction and relaxation of the heart muscle. [6] Calcium sensitizers are medications that increase the responsiveness of heart muscle cells to calcium, enabling more forceful contractions while conserving energy. [49] Contraction of the heart muscle relies on electrical signals that trigger the ...