NALT

Preferred term

calcium signaling

Topic

Signal transduction mechanisms whereby calcium mobilization (from outside the cell or from intracellular storage pools) to the cytoplasm is triggered by external stimuli. Calcium signals are often seen to propagate as waves, oscillations, spikes, sparks, or puffs. The calcium acts as an intracellular messenger by activating calcium-responsive proteins.

second messengers

Ca2+ - mediated signaling
Ca2+ signaling
Ca2+-mediated signaling
calcium signalling

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

64349

Spanish

señalización del calcio

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/219898

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Created 6/26/14, last modified 4/21/17