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Science 14 July 2006:
Vol. 313. no. 5784, pp. 183 - 184
DOI: 10.1126/science.1130811
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SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION:
Calcium Entry Signals--Trickles and Torrents

Donald L. Gill, Maria A. Spassova, Jonathan Soboloff

Two ion channels on the surface of cells control calcium influx, which is critical for cell signaling. One channel allows transient calcium entry and the other slower, more sustained flow.

The authors are in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA. E-mail: dgill{at}umaryland.edu

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