Muscle tissue data acquisition
Living myocardial slice work loop preload ramp
ionoptix2026-06-12T12:22:41-05:00A short video showing a work loop with preload ramp in living myocardial slice on the MyoClamp system.
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Muscle tissue data acquisition
A short video showing a work loop with preload ramp in living myocardial slice on the MyoClamp system.
A short video highlighting the MyoClamp system.
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Hancock EN, Palmer BM, Caporizzo MA (2024). Microtubule destabilization with colchicine increases the work output of myocardial slices. J Mol Cell Cardiol Plus. 2024 Mar;7:100066. doi: 10.1016/j.jmccpl.2024.100066.
Palmer BM and Bell SP (2022) Preparing Excitable Cardiac Papillary Muscle and Cardiac Slices for Functional Analyses. Front. Physiol. 13:817205. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2022.817205
Vetter AD, Martin AA, Thompson BR, Thomas DD, Metzger JM (2020). Sarcomere integrated biosensor detects myofilament-activating ligands in real time during twitch contractions in live cardiac muscle. J Mol Cell Cardiol. 2020 Oct;147:49-61. doi: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2020.07.012.
Handout describing MyoClamp System features.
User's guide for the MyoClamp System for functional data from intact muscle tissue.