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Molecular properties of calcium channels

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Abbreviations

Bmax :

maximal density of binding sites

CHAPS:

3-[(3-cholamidopropyl)dimethylammonio]-1-propanesulphonate

DHP:

dihydropyridine

ECC:

excitation-contraction coupling

G-proteins:

GTP-binding proteins

kb:

kilobase

kDa:

kilodalton

PAGE:

polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis

PTX:

pertussis toxin

Kd :

dissociation constant

k−1 :

dissociation rate constant

k+1 :

association rate constant

SDS:

sodium dodecyl sulphate

T-tubule:

transverse tubule

SR:

sarcoplasmic reticulum

BAY K 8644:

methyl-1,4-dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-3-nitro-4-(2-trifluoromethylphenyl)-pyridine-5-carboxylate

DPI 201-106:

4-3′-(4″-benzhydril-1″-piperazinyl)-2′-hydroxy-propoxy-1H-indole-2-carbonitrile

BDF 8784:

carries a methyl group instead of the CN group

[N-methyl-3H]LU49888:

((−)-5-[(3-azidophenethyl)[N-methyl-3H]methylamino]-2-(3,4,5-trimethoxy-phenyl)-2-isopropylvalero nitrile

PN200-110:

isopropyl-4-(2,1,3-benzoxadiazol-4-yl)-1,4-dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-5-methoxy-carbonyl-pyridine-3-carboxylate

202-791:

isopropyl-4-(2,1,3-benzoxadiazol-4-yl)-1,4-dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-5-nitro-3-pyridine carboxylate

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