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Mecanismo propuesto de acción colinérgica en el músculo liso

D M Salmon, T W Honeyman

    Nature
    |March 27, 1980
    PubMed
    Resumen

    La acumulación de fosfatidato acelera la contracción de las células del músculo liso al aumentar la afluencia de iones de calcio (Ca2+). Este cambio en el metabolismo de los fosfolípidos es clave para comprender cómo los estímulos colinérgicos afectan la permeabilidad de Ca2+.

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