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Ca2+ handling abnormalities in early-onset muscle diseases: Novel concepts and perspectives.
Seminars in cell & developmental biology - 1 Apr 2017
Treves Susan, Jungbluth Heinz, Voermans Nicol, Muntoni Francesco, Zorzato Francesco
Abstract excerpt
The physiological process by which Ca2+ is released from the sarcoplasmic reticulum is called excitation-contraction coupling; it is initiated by an action potential which travels deep into the muscle fiber where it is sensed by the dihydropyridine receptor, a voltage sensing L-type Ca2+channel localized on the transverse tubules. Voltage-induced conformational changes in the dihydropyridine receptor activate the...
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