title: Cytosolic Calcium Oscillations in Smooth Muscle Cells.
abstract: In a variety of smooth muscle cells, agonists activating membrane receptors induce oscillations in the cytoplasmic Ca(2+) concentration via an inositol trisphosphate-activated mechanism. Ca(2+) oscillations participate in the control of cell membrane potential and the tone of smooth muscle. There is evidence that alterations in Ca(2+) oscillations modulate smooth muscle responsiveness.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Physiologie Cellulaire Respiratoire, INSERM (E n degrees 9937), Université Victor Ségalen Bordeaux 2, 146 rue Léo Saignat, 33076 Bordeaux Cédex, France.
authors.forename: Jean-Pierre
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Savineau
authors.forename: Roger
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Marthan