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Calcium and myotonia: A mathematical model

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A mathematical model was developed in order to investigate the possible role of the modified Ca permeability through the muscle membrane in the genesis of myotonic state. It was demonstrated that the existence of such possibilities and their corresponding characteristics in terms of various membrane parameters have been defined.

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Radu, H., Da Ronch, A. & Caldesi-Valeri, V. Calcium and myotonia: A mathematical model. Bltn Mathcal Biology 39, 577–585 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02461203

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