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Author:   James W.Jr. Putney
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997
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9781468464733

ISBN 10:   1468464736
Pages:   210
Publication Date:   29 June 1998
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. General Aspects of Calcium Signaling.- The Concept of Calcium as a Cellular Signal.- Measurement of Cellular Calcium Levels and Movements.- Calcium Stores, Calcium Pools.- The Phosphoinositide Story.- (1,4,5)IP3 Receptors and Intracellular Ca2+ Release.- Metabolism of Inositol Phosphates.- Calciosomes.- Intracellular Calcium Oscillations.- Excitable vs. Nonexcitable Cells.- Concluding Remarks.- 2. Capacitative Calcium Entry.- Biphasic Calcium Signaling.- The Capacitative Model is Proposed.- Proofs of the Capacitative Model: Calcium Overshoot, Thapsigargin and Mn2+ Quench.- The Pathway for Calcium Entry.- 3. The Signal for Capacitative Calcium Entry.- Conformational Coupling.- Evidence Against Conformational Coupling.- Evidence for a Diffusible Messenger for Capacitative Calcium Entry.- Calcium as a Signal for Calcium Entry.- Calcium Influx Factor (CIF).- Metabolites of Cytochrome P-450.- Cyclic GMP.- (1,3,4,5)IP4.- Tyrosine Kinase.- G-Protein(s).- Conclusions.- 4. Electrophysiology and Regulation of Capacitative Calcium Entry.- Properties of Icrac.- Single Channels?.- Regulation of Capacitative Ca2+ Entry Channels by Feedback Inhibition.- Regulation of Capacitative Ca2+ Entry Channels by Protein Phosphorylation.- Conclusions.- 5. The Molecular Nature of Capacitative Calcium Entry Channels.- Drosophila trp and trpl.- Functional Studies of Expressed trp and trpl.- Mammalian Homologs of trp.- Expression of Mammalian trps.- A plasma Membrane (1,4,5)IP3 Receptor.- Conclusions.- 6. Physiological, Pharmacological and Pathological Aspects of Capacitative Calcium Entry.- Physiological Functions of Capacitative Calcium Entry-Short Term Responses.- Physiological Functions of Capacitative Calcium Entry-Long Term Responses.- Pharmacology of Capacitative Calcium Entry.- Clinical Uses of Inhibitors of Capacitative Calcium Entry.- Pathology and toxicology of capacitative calcium entry.- Conclusions.

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