The Ca2+ influx through the mammalian skeletal muscle dihydropyridine receptor is irrelevant for muscle performance

In mammalian skeletal muscle, the DHPR functions as a voltage sensor to trigger muscle contraction and as a Ca2+ channel. Here the authors show that mice where Ca2+ influx through the DHPR is eliminated display no difference in skeletal muscle function, suggesting that the Ca2+ influx through this c...

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Main Authors: Anamika Dayal, Kai Schrötter, Yuan Pan, Karl Föhr, Werner Melzer, Manfred Grabner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00629-x