Calcium ions (Ca2+) contribute to the physiology and biochemistry of organisms' cells. They play an important role in signal transduction pathways, where...

episodes. Calcium channel blockers reduce the neuronal calcium conductance and reduce the likelihood of experiencing epileptic attacks. Calcium in biology – Use...

Voltage-gated calcium channels (VGCCs), also known as voltage-dependent calcium channels (VDCCs), are a group of voltage-gated ion channels found in the membrane...

lumen. Biology and pharmacology of chemical elements Action potential – Neuron communication by electric impulses Calcium in biology – Use of calcium by organisms...

Calcium channel blockers (CCB), calcium channel antagonists or calcium antagonists are a group of medications that disrupt the movement of calcium (Ca2+...

hyperkalemia. Biology and pharmacology of chemical elements Action potential – Neuron communication by electric impulses Calcium in biology – Use of calcium by organisms...

Biology and pharmacology of chemical elements Calcium in biology – Use of calcium by organisms Iodine in biology – Use of Iodine by organisms Ion channels –...

Calcium carbonate is a chemical compound with the chemical formula CaCO3. It is a common substance found in rocks as the minerals calcite and aragonite...

temperature, and it is highly soluble in water. It can be created by neutralising hydrochloric acid with calcium hydroxide. Calcium chloride is commonly encountered...

Calcium nitrate are inorganic compounds with the formula Ca(NO3)2(H2O)x. The anhydrous compound, which is rarely encountered, absorbs moisture from the...

electric impulses Calcium in biology – Use of calcium by organisms Iodine in biology – Use of Iodine by organisms Magnesium in biology – Use of Magnesium...

Calcium in biology, for the role of calcium in biology and nutrition Calcium supplement, for the medical uses of calcium Isotopes of calcium Ca (disambiguation)...

changes in their environment. Some key players in several neural systems include Ca2+ions (see Calcium in biology) that send negative feedback in second...

Calcium/cholecalciferol is a combination of a calcium salt and vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol). It is used to prevent and treat lack of calcium and vitamin...

manifestations of iodism. Biology and pharmacology of chemical elements Calcium in biology – Use of calcium by organisms Magnesium in biology – Use of Magnesium...

(an abbreviation for calcium-modulated protein) is a multifunctional intermediate calcium-binding messenger protein expressed in all eukaryotic cells...

Calcium chloride (CaCl2) transformation is a laboratory technique in prokaryotic (bacterial) cell biology. The addition of calcium chloride to a cell suspension...

Calcium signaling is the use of calcium ions (Ca2+) to communicate and drive intracellular processes often as a step in signal transduction. Ca2+ is important...

sodium-calcium exchanger (often denoted Na+/Ca2+ exchanger, exchange protein, or NCX) is an antiporter membrane protein that removes calcium from cells...

of sodium, potassium, and calcium ions, as well as the blood sugar level, and these need to be regulated despite changes in the environment, diet, or...

Biology is the scientific study of life. It is a natural science with a broad scope but has several unifying themes that tie it together as a single,...

(mostly involving calcium ions—see calcium in biology) is generated, which propagates across the lobes and stimulates cells in the lobes and in the midrib between...

In biology, a test is the hard shell of some spherical marine animals and protists, notably sea urchins and microorganisms such as testate foraminiferans...

is designed to show the role(s) performed by each chemical element, in nature and in technology. Z = Atomic number     Sym. = Symbol     Per. = Period     Gr...

the smooth endoplasmic reticulum in other cells. The main function of the SR is to store calcium ions (Ca2+). Calcium ion levels are kept relatively constant...

membrane, in a structure called MAM (mitochondria-associated ER-membrane). This is important in the ER-mitochondria calcium signaling and is involved in the...

The calcium cycle is a transfer of calcium between dissolved and solid phases. There is a continuous supply of calcium ions into waterways from rocks,...

calcium channel (also known as the dihydropyridine channel, or DHP channel) is part of the high-voltage activated family of voltage-dependent calcium...

Ryanodine receptors (RyR for short) form a class of intracellular calcium channels in various forms of excitable animal tissue like muscles and neurons...

Calcium lactate is a white crystalline salt with formula C 6H 10CaO 6, consisting of two lactate anions H 3C(CHOH)CO− 2 for each calcium cation Ca2+ ....