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Voltage clamp experiments, which determine the kinetic parameters of calcium conductance of cardiac muscle, (d ∞,f ∞, τ d and τ f ) are analyzed with a generally accepted expression for slow inward currentI s=g sdf (E-E R). Activation (d) and inactivation (f) reach the final valuesd ∞ andf ∞ with time constants τ d and τ f respectively. The analysis indicates that the measuredf ∞ agrees with the theoreticalf ∞, but the measuredd ∞ differs from the theoreticald ∞ by a factor which depends on τ d . The peak tension can be made to correlate closely with the theoreticald ∞ after a correction factor is applied to the raw measurements of activation. It can be shown that experiments designed to measure τ f can also be used to determine τ d with greater accuracy.
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Wong, A.Y.K. Some comments on the conductance of slow inward current in cardiac muscle. Bltn Mathcal Biology 43, 183–199 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02459442
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