Table 4.

Parameters of the depolarization-evoked calcium transients and of the corresponding calcium release flux

	Control (n = 14)	Cmpt (n = 13)#
ΔF/F0	2.42 ± 0.03	2.07 ± 0.10*
Δ[Ca2+]T (mm)	3.06 ± 0.39	2.08 ± 0.23*
Rrel peak (μm ms−1)	23.7 ± 3.0	15.8 ± 2.1*
Rrel steady level (μm ms−1)	5.7 ± 0.7	3.7 ± 0.5*
Rrel peak/steady level	4.3 ± 0.4	4.6 ± 0.6
Time to peak of Rrel (ms)	8.9 ± 0.3	8.9 ± 0.2
Tau of inactivation (ms)	6.7 ± 0.9	8.8 ± 1.3

^*Significant difference at P < 0.05 as compared to control.

^#Numbers in parentheses denote the number of fibres from three control and three Cmpt animals.

ΔF/F₀: amplitude of calcium transient; [Ca²⁺]_T: amount of calcium released from the SR; R_rel: Ca²⁺ release flux