Calcium Signaling: From Physiology to Diseases

• Main Authors: Rajagopal, Senthilkumar (Author), Ponnusamy, Murugavel (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Cancer research.; Cardiology.; Neurology.; Pediatrics.; Cell biology.; Life Sciences.; Cell Biology.; Cancer Research.

This book focuses on disorders of calcium channels and the use of drugs to treat calcium-related disorders and their associated toxicities. In particular, it discusses the role of various natural products and their attributes in preventing problems associated with calcium imbalances. In addition, th...

Table of Contents:

• Foreword
• Preface
• Introduction
• Calcium ion
• Calcium homeostasis
• Second messengers
• Calcium ion in muscle physiology
• Calcium triggering transporters
• Anesthetic action on pain pathway
• Calcium signaling in Neurological disorders
• Calcium channels
• Voltage gated calcium channels and diseases
• Processing of natural products using nanotechnology.