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© 2017 University of Pennsylvania Press, 3905 Spruce Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4112

© 2017 University of Pennsylvania Press, 3905 Spruce Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4112

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter 1
  2. Foreword 5
  3. List of Contributors 7
  4. Contents 9
  5. The Fine Structure and Contractile Mechanism of Heart Muscle 13
  6. The Function of the Cell Membrane 63
  7. Transmembrane Potentials of Cardiac Cells and Their Ionic Basis 73
  8. Energy Sources in Ionic Movements 111
  9. The Role of Ca in the Regulation of Muscle Activity 131
  10. Thermochemical Aspects of Muscle Contraction 145
  11. The Role of ATP in Contraction 157
  12. The Mechanics of Myocardial Contraction 173
  13. The Possible Mode of Action of Antiarrhythmic Agents 251
  14. Some Considerations of Quinidine and Procaine Amide Action at the Cellular Level 269
  15. The Mechanism of Action of Cardiac Glycosides 297
  16. Some Biochemical Reactions Influenced by the Digitalis Glycosides 309
  17. Neurohumoral Agents-A Pharmacological Analysis of the Actions of Catecholamines upon the Heart 331
  18. Agents Modifying Myocardial Blood Flow 355
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter 1
  2. Foreword 5
  3. List of Contributors 7
  4. Contents 9
  5. The Fine Structure and Contractile Mechanism of Heart Muscle 13
  6. The Function of the Cell Membrane 63
  7. Transmembrane Potentials of Cardiac Cells and Their Ionic Basis 73
  8. Energy Sources in Ionic Movements 111
  9. The Role of Ca in the Regulation of Muscle Activity 131
  10. Thermochemical Aspects of Muscle Contraction 145
  11. The Role of ATP in Contraction 157
  12. The Mechanics of Myocardial Contraction 173
  13. The Possible Mode of Action of Antiarrhythmic Agents 251
  14. Some Considerations of Quinidine and Procaine Amide Action at the Cellular Level 269
  15. The Mechanism of Action of Cardiac Glycosides 297
  16. Some Biochemical Reactions Influenced by the Digitalis Glycosides 309
  17. Neurohumoral Agents-A Pharmacological Analysis of the Actions of Catecholamines upon the Heart 331
  18. Agents Modifying Myocardial Blood Flow 355
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