TMEM16 proteins: the long awaited calcium-activated chloride channels?
Currents mediated by calcium-activated chloride channels (CaCCs), observed for the first time in Xenopus oocytes, have been recorded in many cells and tissues ranging from different types of neurons to epithelial and muscle cells. CaCCs play a role in the regulation of excitability in neurons includ...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2009-11-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2009001100001 |