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Calcium current in rat diabetic ventricular myocytes

K Tsuchida1, H Watajima, S Otomo

  • 1Research Center, Taisho Pharmaceutical, Saitama, Japan.

Summary

Diabetic rats show reduced left ventricular contractility and impaired response to beta-stimulation, despite normal L-type calcium current density. This suggests altered cardiac function in diabetes.

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