Sperm deliver a new second messenger: NAADP.
NAADP is a highly potent mobilizer of Ca(2+), which in turn triggers Ca(2+)-induced Ca(2+) release pathways in a wide range of species. Nevertheless, NAADP is not presently classified as a second messenger because it has not been shown to increase in response to a physiological stimulus. We now repo...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2003
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