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Increased coupled gating of L-type Ca2+ channels during hypertension and Timothy syndrome.
Circulation research - 5 Mar 2010
Navedo Manuel F, Cheng Edward P, Yuan Can, Votaw Scott, Molkentin Jeffery D, Scott John D, Santana Luis F
Abstract excerpt
RATIONALE: L-Type (Cav1.2) Ca(2+) channels are critical regulators of muscle and neural function. Although Cav1.2 channel activity varies regionally, little is known about the mechanisms underlying this heterogeneity. OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that Cav1.2 channels can gate coordinately. METHODS AND RESULTS: We used optical and electrophysiological approaches to record Cav1.2 channel activity in cardiac,...
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