title: The regulatory role of calcium in striated muscle.
abstract: Calcium plays numerous roles in striated muscle, including excitation-contraction coupling and the stimulation of substrate oxidation by the mitochondria. These two topics are considered in this symposium. The purpose of this introductory paper is to present a conceptual framework about the control of calcium movements in striated muscle. Additionally, we provide a brief historical perspective regarding the key research observations leading to our current understanding of the various cellular systems controlling calcium flux in the muscle cell.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Tate
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Taffet
mesh_terms: D002118:Calcium / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008931:Mitochondria, Muscle / Q000378:metabolism; D009132:Muscles / Q000378:metabolism*; D012508:Sarcolemma / Q000378:metabolism; D012519:Sarcoplasmic Reticulum / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D002118:Calcium