Cell-to-cell coupling assayed by means of electrical measurements.
The importance of electrical measurements in the evaluation of cell-to-cell coupling in heart muscle was discussed. The presence of gap junctions in heart and smooth muscle, and the implications of this for electrical synchronization and healing-over, was emphasized. Moreover, the modulation of junctional resistance by Ca, protons and cAMP was reviewed.
D000818:Animals; D002450:Cell Communication; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000502:physiology; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000502:physiology; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D004594:Electrophysiology; D006321:Heart / Q000502:physiology*; D007365:Intercellular Junctions / Q000502:physiology; D007473:Ion Channels / Q000502:physiology
D007473:Ion Channels; D000242:Cyclic AMP