In adult skeletal muscle, G-proteins have been shown to modulate the calcium channels both directly and through a cAMP-dependent phosphorylating mechanism. We have investigated the action of G-proteins on the L-type calcium current in cultured rat muscle cells (myoballs) under voltage clamp in whole
Calcium regulates L-Type Ca2+ channel expression in rat skeletal muscle cells
β Scribed by M. Renganathan; Z.-M. Wang; M.L. Messi; O. Delbono
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 136 KB
- Volume
- 438
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0031-6768
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