BAM 14 (5), 2004

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Mechanisms of excitation-contraction coupling in skeletal muscle

Feliciano Protasi, Guest editor



Editorial    275        Feliciano Protasi: Mechanism of excitation-contraction coupling in skeletal muscle


Articles     277        Ca2+ activation of force and actomyosin ATPase activity in skinned muscle fibers: effects of [MgATP] and temperature                                   
                                CW Ward, JH Williams and WGL Kerrick


                  285        Fiber type differences in the Ca2+ activation of force and actomyosin ATPase activity                                    
                                CW Ward, JH Williams and WGL Kerrick


                  291        Functional equivalence of dihydropyridine receptor α1S and β1a subunits in excitationcontraction coupling in skeletal muscle                                    
                                R Coronado, CA Ahern, DC Sheridan, W Cheng, L Carbonneau and D Bhattachary


                  299        Electron microscopy and 3D reconstruction of ryanodine receptors and its interactions with E-C coupling proteins                                   
                                MR Sharma and T Wagenknecht