Figure 18-17 The β-adrenoceptor signaling system leads to an increased rate and force of contraction and increased relaxation. SL, sarcolemma; SR, sarcoplasmic reticulum. (From Opie LH: Receptors and signal transduction. In The Heart. Physiology from Cell to Circulation, 3rd ed. Philadelphia, Lippincott-Raven, 1998, p 195.)


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