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. 2003 Jun 17;551(Pt 1):125–138. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.2003.041608

Table 3.

Properties of SR Ca2+ release in response to a single action potential

1 2 3 4 5

16°C 28°C


Slow-twitch Fast-twitch Slow-twitch Fast-twitch
(n = 5) (n = 11) (n = 1) (n = 4)
Δ[Ca2+]
  Peak amplitude (μM) 127 ± 7 346 ± 6* 120 358 ± 9
(d/dt)Δ[CaT]
  Peak amplitude (μM ms−1) 70 ± 6 212 ± 4* 105 473 ± 28
  Time to half-rise (ms) 2.8 ± 0.2 2.6 ± 0.1 1.8 1.2 ± 0.1
  Time to peak (ms) 3.5 ± 0.2 3.3 ± 0.1 2.3 1.6 ± 0.1
  Half-duration (ms) 1.8 ± 0.1 1.6 ± 0.0* 1.2 0.8 ± 0.0

Release parameters were estimated from the single-compartment model, as described in the text. Values of time to half-rise and time to peak are relative to the time of the external shock. Asterisks in column 3 denote significant differences between the means in columns 2 and 3 (P < 0.05).