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Smooth muscle contractile activity depends upon cytosolic Ca2+, the Ca(2+)-sensitivity of actin-myosin interaction and several auxiliary mechanisms. This section presents the plasmalemmal Ca2+ fluxes in relation with the functional structure of their supportive proteins and the contractile impact. Summaries of classical data are accompanied by examples of recent advances. Ca2+ influx occurs mainly via the L and T types of voltage-operated Ca2+ channels, the store-operated Ca2+ channels and the non-selective cation channels (operated by membrane receptors or mechanical stimuli). The plasmalemmal Ca2+ ATPase and Na/Ca antiport function to limit increases in cytosolic Ca2+; Na/Ca effect is opposite when driven to operate in the reverse mode.
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Simona Mihaela Slătineanu, and
Gh Petrescu
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D N Serban, and
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Simona Mihaela Slătineanu, and
Gh Petrescu
February 2000,
News in physiological sciences : an international journal of physiology produced jointly by the International Union of Physiological Sciences and the American Physiological Society,
D N Serban, and
Lăcrămioara Serban, and
Simona Mihaela Slătineanu, and
Gh Petrescu
May 2013,
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D N Serban, and
Lăcrămioara Serban, and
Simona Mihaela Slătineanu, and
Gh Petrescu
August 1994,
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D N Serban, and
Lăcrămioara Serban, and
Simona Mihaela Slătineanu, and
Gh Petrescu
January 1996,
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D N Serban, and
Lăcrămioara Serban, and
Simona Mihaela Slătineanu, and
Gh Petrescu
July 1993,
The American journal of physiology,
D N Serban, and
Lăcrămioara Serban, and
Simona Mihaela Slătineanu, and
Gh Petrescu
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D N Serban, and
Lăcrămioara Serban, and
Simona Mihaela Slătineanu, and
Gh Petrescu
May 1991,
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D N Serban, and
Lăcrămioara Serban, and
Simona Mihaela Slătineanu, and
Gh Petrescu
January 1992,
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D N Serban, and
Lăcrămioara Serban, and
Simona Mihaela Slătineanu, and
Gh Petrescu
February 1993,
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