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Inheritable Phenotypes Associated With Altered Intracellular Calcium Regulation
Physiologist Sidney Ringer realized in the 19th century that calcium (Ca 2+) is essential for cardiac contraction. Working with isolated frog hearts, he noticed that removal of Ca 2+ from the perfusion buffer stopped contraction, whereas its re-addition restored and…