This review will focus on the pacemaker mechanisms underlying gastrointestinal autonomic
rhythmicity in an attempt to elucidate the differences and similarities between the pacemaker …

▪ Abstract The main contributors to increases in [Ca2+] i and tension are the entry of Ca2+
through voltage-dependent channels opened by depolarization or during action potential …

The 'building-block'model of inositol trisphosphate (IP3)-mediated Ca2+ liberation posits that
cell-wide cytosolic Ca2+ signals arise through coordinated activation of localized Ca2+ puffs …

Clinical studies suggest that the Ayurvedic plant Boswellia serrata may be effective in
reducing diarrhoea in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. In the present study, we …

The regulation of intracellular calcium by the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) plays a critical role
in neuronal function. While the consequences associated with depleting calcium from the …

Intracellular microelectrode recordings were made from circular smooth muscle of rabbit
urethra. 2. The smooth muscle of urethra was spontaneously active exhibiting large …

Slow waves recorded from the circular smooth muscle layer of guinea-pig antrum consisted
of two components, an initial component and a secondary regenerative component …

Fibroblasts maintain the structural framework of animal tissue by synthesizing extracellular
matrix molecules. Chronic lung diseases are characterized in part by changes in fibroblast …

Calcium signals mediate diverse cellular functions in immunological cells. Early studies with
mast cells, then a preeminent model for studying Ca 2+-dependent exocytosis, revealed …

Effects of cyclopiazonic acid (CPA), a specific inhibitor of the Ca (2+)-ATPase in
sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR), on membrane ionic currents were examined in single smooth …