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Testosterone modulates cardiomyocyte Ca2+ handling and contractile function by Curl, CL, Delbridge, LMD, Canny, BJ, Wendt, IR

“…The extent to which sex differences in cardiac function may be attributed to the direct myocardial influence of testosterone is unclear. In this study the…”
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Effects of gender on intracellular [Ca2+] in rat cardiac myocytes by Curl, C.L., Wendt, I.R., Kotsanas, G.

“…The present study investigated the effects of gender on intracellular [Ca^sup 2+^] ([Ca^sup 2+^]^sub i^) in freshly isolated rat cardiac myocytes. Changes in…”
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Stimulus interval-dependent differences in Ca2+ transients and contractile responses of diabetic rat cardiomyocytes by Kotsanas, G, Delbridge, L M, Wendt, I R

“…The aim of this study was to gain further insights into the consequences of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus on cardiomyocyte calcium handling. The effects…”
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Energy cost of contraction in rat urinary bladder smooth muscle during anoxia by Wendt, Igor R, Paul, Richard J

“…Summary 1. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of hypoxia on energy metabolism and contraction of rat urinary bladder smooth muscle,…”
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Force and intracellular Ca super(2+) during cyclic nucleotide-mediated relaxation of rat anococcygeus muscle and the effects of cyclopiazonic acid by Raymond, G L, Wendt, IR

“…Simultaneous recordings of tension and [Ca super(2+)] sub(i) were made in rat anococcygeus muscle strips to investigate possible mechanisms involved during…”
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Effects of pyruvate on intracellular Ca super(2+) regulation in cardiac myocytes from normal and diabetic rats by Mellors, L J, Kotsanas, G, Wendt, IR

“…Pyruvate has been shown to enhance the contractile performance of cardiac muscle when provided as an alternative substrate to glucose. The aims of the present…”
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Effects of anoxia on force, intracellular calcium and lactate production of urinary bladder smooth muscle from control and diabetic rats by Waring, J V, Wendt, I R

“…To examine the effects of inhibiting oxidative metabolism on lactate production (J(Lac)), force and [Ca2+]i in longitudinal smooth muscle from urinary bladders…”
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Effects of streptozotocin-induced diabetes mellitus on intracellular calcium and contraction of longitudinal smooth muscle from rat urinary bladder by Waring, J V, Wendt, I R

“…To examine the effect of diabetes on [Ca2+]i and contractility in longitudinal smooth muscle of the urinary bladder. Longitudinal smooth muscle strips were…”
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Cholinergic neuromuscular transmission in the longitudinal muscle of the guinea-pig ileum by Cousins, H M, Edwards, F R, Hirst, G D, Wendt, I R

“…1. Brief transmural stimuli, 0.5-1 ms, initiated contractions of the longitudinal muscle taken from the guinea-pig ileum that were recorded isometrically. In…”
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Contractile and metabolic properties of longitudinal smooth muscle from rat urinary bladder and the effects of aging by Munro, D D, Wendt, I R

“…Longitudinal smooth muscle strips taken from the urinary bladders of Sprague-Dawley rats, aged approximately 6 months and 24 months, were examined under a…”
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Effects of caffeine on Ca-activated force production in skinned cardiac and skeletal muscle fibres of the rat by WENDT, I. R, STEPHENSON, D. G

“…Skinned fibres prepared by mechanical and/or chemical means from cardiac and skeletal muscles of the rat were activated in solutions strongly buffered for Ca2+…”
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Force and intracellular Ca2+ during cyclic nucleotide‐mediated relaxation of rat anococcygeus muscle and the effects of cyclopiazonic acid by Raymond, G.L., Wendt, I.R.

“…1 Simultaneous recordings of tension and [Ca2+]i were made in rat anococcygeus muscle strips to investigate possible mechanisms involved during cyclic…”
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Energy production of mammalian fast- and slow-twitch muscles during development by Wendt, I R, Gibbs, C L

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Force, membrane potential and cytoplasmic Ca2+ responses to cyclic nucleotides in rat anococcygeus muscle by RAYMOND, G. L, TONTA, M. A, PARKINGTON, H. C, WENDT, I. R

“…Simultaneous recordings of membrane potential and force, and cytoplasmic calcium ([Ca2+]i) and force were made in rat anococcygeus to determine whether…”
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Effects of substrate and hypoxia on smooth muscle metabolism and contraction by Wendt, I R

“…Suprabasal heat production, oxygen consumption, and lactate production were measured, together with force, in 30-s isometric contractions of longitudinal…”
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Length dependence of changes in sarcoplasmic calcium concentration on myofibrillar calcium sensitivity in striated muscle fibres by STPHENSON, D. G, WENDT, I. R

“…There is growing evidence that changing the length of a muscle fibre alters not only the physical overlap of the filaments (i.e. the striation spacing or…”
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Force and intracellular Ca2+ during NANC-mediated relaxation of rat anococcygeus muscle and the effects of cyclopiazonic acid by Raymond, G L, Wendt, I R, Kotsanas, G

“…1. Simultaneous recordings of tension and [Ca2+]i during NANC-mediated relaxation were made in the rat anococcygeus muscle under various conditions. 2. In…”
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Metabolism of toad ventricle during alterations to the inotropic state by Dooley, P C, Wendt, I R

“…The heat produced by toad ventricle during manipulations of the inotropic state was measured using thermopiles, and some comparisons made to rat ventricle. The…”
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Intracellular Ca2+, force and activation heat in rabbit papillary muscle: effects of 2,3-butanedione monoxime by Kotsanas, G, Holroyd, S M, Wendt, I R, Gibbs, C L

“…We have investigated the effects of 2,3-butanedione monoxime (BDM) and mannitol on Ca2+ metabolism in rabbit cardiac muscle. Simultaneous measurements of force…”
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Mechanical, energetic, and biochemical changes in long-term pressure overload of rabbit heart by Gibbs, C L, Wendt, I R, Kotsanas, G, Young, I R, Woolley, G

“…The mechanical and energetic consequences of long-term pressure-overload (POL) hypertrophy have been investigated in rabbits and compared with sham-operated…”
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