Pathologies of Calcium Channels

Calcium ions represent Mother Nature's 'ion-of-choice' for regulating fundamental physiological functions, as they initiate a new life at the time of fertilization and guide subsequent developmental and physiological functions of the human body. Calcium channels, which act as gated pathways for the movement of calcium ions across the membranes, play a central part in the initiation of calcium signals, and defects in calcium channel function have been found to result in a plethora of human diseases, referred to as the calcium channelopathies.
Pathologies of Calcium Channels brings together leading international experts to discuss our current understanding of human diseases associated with the various calcium channels, from their molecular basis to potential future therapeutic targeting of calcium channels.

List of contents

Part I Pathologies of Voltage-Gated Calcium Channels.- Part II Pathologies of Transient Receptor Potential Channels.- Part III Pathologies of Ligand-Gated Calcium Channels.

Summary

Calcium ions represent Mother Nature’s ‘ion-of-choice’ for regulating fundamental physiological functions, as they initiate a new life at the time of fertilization and guide subsequent developmental and physiological functions of the human body. Calcium channels, which act as gated pathways for the movement of calcium ions across the membranes, play a central part in the initiation of calcium signals, and defects in calcium channel function have been found to result in a plethora of human diseases, referred to as the calcium channelopathies.
Pathologies of Calcium Channels brings together leading international experts to discuss our current understanding of human diseases associated with the various calcium channels, from their molecular basis to potential future therapeutic targeting of calcium channels.

Product details

• Assisted by: Koschak (Editor), Koschak (Editor), Alexandra Koschak (Editor), Norber Weiss (Editor), Norbert Weiss (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2016
• EAN: 9783662523537
• ISBN: 978-3-662-52353-7
• No. of pages: 731
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 40 mm x 235 mm
• Weight: 1119 g
• Illustrations: XVIII, 731 p. 83 illus., 54 illus. in color.
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology; B, Neurowissenschaften, Klinische und Innere Medizin, HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY, INTERNAL MEDICINE, biochemistry, Neurology & clinical neurophysiology, proteins, Biomedical and Life Sciences, Clinical & internal medicine, Neurochemistry, Receptors