SALMONID AND ICEFISH CARDIAC TROPONIN C: A STUDY IN MOLECULAR EVOLUTION

As the temperature of a heart is lowered its ability to function decreases which is due in part to a reduction in contractile element sensitivity for intracellular Ca2+. If the temperature of a mammalian heart were to be lowered to that of a temperate teleost (7-20 oC) the ability to generate adequa...

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Main Authors: T. E. Gillis, G. F. Tibbits
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Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.580.4661
http://www-heb.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/congress/2002/Cardiovasc/Gillis.pdf