Voltage-Gated Calcium Channels

• Main Author: Zamponi, Gerald W. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2005.
• Series: Molecular Biology Intelligence Unit
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Human physiology.; Neurosciences.; Pharmacology.; Cell biology.; Biophysics.; Biological physics.; Life Sciences.; Cell Biology.; Life Sciences, general.; Biophysics and Biological Physics.; Human Physiology.; Pharmacology/Toxicology.

oltage-gated calcium channels are essential mediators of a range of physiological functions, including the communication between nerve Vcells, the regulation of heart beat, muscle contraction, and secretion of hormones such as insulin. Consequently, these channels are critical phar­ macological targ...