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SUBMITTER: Waldner DM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5966690 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Waldner D M DM Bech-Hansen N T NT Stell W K WK
BioMed research international 20180509
Voltage-gated calcium channels (VGCC) are key to many biological functions. Entry of Ca<sup>2+</sup> into cells is essential for initiating or modulating important processes such as secretion, cell motility, and gene transcription. In the retina and other neural tissues, one of the major roles of Ca<sup>2+</sup>-entry is to stimulate or regulate exocytosis of synaptic vesicles, without which synaptic transmission is impaired. This review will address the special properties of one L-type VGCC, Ca ...[more]