Isolated heart cells as a model of the myocardium.
The history of the isolation of single living heart muscle cells is briefly traced. Advantages and limitations of this model are discussed, with emphasis on uses for which either mature or immature cells are the model of choice.
D000375:Aging; D000818:Animals; D002458:Cell Fractionation; D002469:Cell Separation; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D046508:Culture Techniques; D006321:Heart / Q000502:physiology; D008954:Models, Biological; D009124:Muscle Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D009206:Myocardium / Q000166:cytology*; D051381:Rats; D012508:Sarcolemma / Q000032:analysis
D009124:Muscle Proteins