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Check out this video from researchers at the Department of Internal Medicine B, University Medicine Greifswald. Using an IonOptix Calcium and Contractility System, they show the effect of functionally active cardiotropic antibodies on cardiac calcium and cell length during stimulated contractions.

Eckerle, L. G., Felix, S. B., Herda, L. R. Measurement of Antibody Effects on Cellular Function of Isolated Cardiomyocytes. J. Vis. Exp. (73), e4237, doi:10.3791/4237 (2013).

*The Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE) is the first peer reviewed, PubMed indexed video journal. JoVE video publications offer labs the opportunity to publish complex laboratory techniques via video, providing a new and informative format to explore scientific methodology and results.