title: Cardiac muscle mechanics: Sarcomere length matters.
authors.affiliation: Cell and Molecular Physiology, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood IL, USA. Electronic address: pdetombe@luc.edu.
authors.forename: Pieter P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: de Tombe
authors.affiliation: Medicine and Medical Physiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
authors.forename: Henk E D J
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: ter Keurs
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D004548:Elasticity; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006801:Humans; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000502:physiology*; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012518:Sarcomeres / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013318:Stroke Volume / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D002118:Calcium
keywords: Contractile biology; Frank-starling law of the heart; Sarcomere mechanics