Step I "staircase" effect and tetanus

Started by dorian24
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dorian24

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Is the bottom line that more [Ca] in the cytoplasm leads to more contraction force in both tetanus and "staircase effect"? I was re-reading some lecture notes from last year and I was confused by this statement my professor had ... the "↑ Ca to SR" statement was what threw me.

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