Species | Heart preparation | Contraction of female compared to male | Ca2+transient | ICaLdensity | Stimulation frequency (Hz) | Recording temperature | External Ca2+concentration | Ref. |
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Rat | Whole ventricular myocytes | Lower | Lower | Similar | 1 | 37 °C | 1.8 mM | [5] |
Rat | Whole ventricular myocytes | Lower | Similar | Similar | 2–4 Hz | 37 °C | 1.8 mM | [6] |
Rat | left ventricle myocytes | Lower | lower | – | 1 Hz | 25 °C | 0.5–2 mM | [40] |
Rat | skinned ventricular papillary muscle fiber | Higher | – | – | 0.5 Hz | Room temp. | 1.5 mM | [26] |
Rat | Whole ventricular tissue | Higher | – | Higher | 0.8 Hz | – | 1 mM | [27] |
Rat | skinned atrial fibers | Higher | – | – | 0.4 Hz | 32 °C | 1–7 mM | [28] |
B6SJLF1/J mice | Whole ventricular tissue | Similar | Similar | – | 2 Hz | 37 °C | 1 mM | [38] |
Female dogs | Epicardial Cells, endocardium, mid-myocardium | – | – | Higher | 2 Hz | 37 °C | 2 mM | [35] |
Guinea-pigs | Left ventricular myocytes | – | – | Higher | 0.5 Hz | 37 °C | 1 mM | [36] |
Rabbit | Base left ventricular myocytes | – | – | Higher | 5 Hz | 2.5 mM | [32] |