The ability to modify the intracellular concentrations of divalent calcium ions is vital to normal cell functioning. In the cells of the cardiac muscle, calcium ions play a crucial role in coupling ...
IT has been postulated that calcium ions act as the link between depolarization and contraction in cardiac 1 and skeletal muscle 2. This hypothesis is based on the results of experiments relating the ...
Correspondence to: Professor Martin Schwellnus University of Cape Town, UCT/MRC Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, ...