Voltage‐gated calcium channels are essential players in many physiological processes in
excitable cells. There are three main subdivisions of calcium channel, defined by the pore …

▪ Abstract Voltage-gated Ca2+ channels mediate Ca2+ entry into cells in response to
membrane depolarization. Electrophysiological studies reveal different Ca2+ currents …

A polymorphic CAG repeat was identified in the human α1A voltage-dependent calcium
channel subunit. To test the hypothesis that expansion of this CAG repeat could be the …

A growing number of neurodegenerative diseases have been found to result from the
expansion of an unstable trinucleotide repeat. Over the past 6 years, researchers have …

Calcium regulates a wide spectrum of physiological processes such as heartbeat, muscle
contraction, neuronal communication, hormone release, cell division, and gene …

This review summarises genetic studies in which calcium channel genes have been
connected to the spectrum of neuropsychiatric syndromes, from bipolar disorder and …

The voltage-gated sodium, calcium, and potassium channels are responsible for the
generation of conducted electrical signals in neurons and other excitable cells. The …

Several types of calcium channels found in the central nervous system are possible
participants in triggering neurotransmitter release. Synaptic transmission between …

Background Voltage-gated calcium channels in small-cell lung carcinomas may initiate
autoimmunity in the paraneoplastic neuromuscular disorder Lambert–Eaton syndrome. The …

Intracellular Ca2+ initiates physiological events as diverse as gene transcription, muscle
contraction, cell division and exocytosis. Predictably, the metabolic machinery that elicits …