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ER calcium and Alzheimer's disease: in a state of flux.
Science signaling - 23 Mar 2010
Mattson Mark P
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The calcium ion (Ca(2+)) plays fundamental roles in orchestrating dynamic changes in the function and structure of nerve cell circuits in the brain. The endoplasmic reticulum (ER), an organelle that actively removes Ca(2+) from the cytoplasm, can release stored Ca(2+) through ER membrane receptor channels responsive either to the lipid messenger inositol trisphosphate (IP(3)) or to cytosolic Ca(2+). Emerging...
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