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Abstract
Calcium entry may mediate osteoblast activation by calciotropic hormones or changes in electrical fields or mechanical stress in bone. Using cell-attached patch clamping techniques, we have seen two Ba2+ conducting channels in UMR-106 osteoblast-like cells: (i) a voltage-dependent, dihydropyridine-sensitive channel resembling L-type Ca2+ channels in other cells, and (ii) a stretch-activated non-selective channel resembling those involved in mechanoreception and triggering of volume regulation in other cells.Entities:
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Year: 1989 PMID: 2473926 DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(89)81420-6
Source DB: PubMed Journal: FEBS Lett ISSN: 0014-5793 Impact factor: 4.124