"Calcium Channels, L-Type" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Long-lasting voltage-gated CALCIUM CHANNELS found in both excitable and nonexcitable tissue. They are responsible for normal myocardial and vascular smooth muscle contractility. Five subunits (alpha-1, alpha-2, beta, gamma, and delta) make up the L-type channel. The alpha-1 subunit is the binding site for calcium-based antagonists. Dihydropyridine-based calcium antagonists are used as markers for these binding sites.
| Descriptor ID |
D020746
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.157.530.400.150.400 D12.776.543.550.425.150.400 D12.776.543.585.400.150.400
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| Concept/Terms |
Calcium Channels, L-Type- Calcium Channels, L-Type
- Calcium Channels, L Type
- L-Type VDCC
- L Type VDCC
- VDCC, L-Type
- L-Type Calcium Channel
- Calcium Channel, L-Type
- L Type Calcium Channel
- L-Type Voltage-Dependent Calcium Channels
- L Type Voltage Dependent Calcium Channels
- L-Type Calcium Channels
- L Type Calcium Channels
- Long-Lasting Calcium Channels
- Calcium Channels, Long-Lasting
- Long Lasting Calcium Channels
Receptors, Dihydropyridine- Receptors, Dihydropyridine
- L-Type VDCC alpha-1 Subunit
- L Type VDCC alpha 1 Subunit
- Dihydropyridine Receptor
- Receptor, Dihydropyridine
- Dihydropyridine Receptors
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