Abstract
Mutations in two intracellular Ca2+ release channels or ryanodine receptors (RyR1 and RyR2) are associated with a number of human skeletal and cardiac diseases. This chapter discusses these diseases in terms of known mechanisms, controversies, and unanswered questions.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 273-321 |
Number of pages | 49 |
Journal | Subcellular Biochemistry |
Volume | 45 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 29 2007 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- And atrial fibrillation
- And catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia type 2
- Calcium homeostasis
- Cardiomyopathy
- Central core disease
- Excitation-contraction coupling
- Heart failure
- Malignant hyperthermia
- Multi-minicore disease
- Sudden death
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Cell Biology
- Cancer Research