Cytosolic Calcium Oscillations in Smooth Muscle Cells.
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.
Savineau
Jean-Pierre
JP
Laboratoire de Physiologie Cellulaire Respiratoire, INSERM (E n degrees 9937), Université Victor Ségalen Bordeaux 2, 146 rue Léo Saignat, 33076 Bordeaux Cédex, France.
Marthan
Roger
R