"Calcium Channels" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Voltage-dependent cell membrane glycoproteins selectively permeable to calcium ions. They are categorized as L-, T-, N-, P-, Q-, and R-types based on the activation and inactivation kinetics, ion specificity, and sensitivity to drugs and toxins. The L- and T-types are present throughout the cardiovascular and central nervous systems and the N-, P-, Q-, & R-types are located in neuronal tissue.
| Descriptor ID |
D015220
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.157.530.400.150 D12.776.543.550.450.150 D12.776.543.585.400.150
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| Concept/Terms |
Calcium Channels- Calcium Channels
- Ion Channel, Calcium
- Calcium Ion Channel
- Ion Channels, Calcium
- Calcium Ion Channels
- Calcium Channel Blocker Receptor
- VDCC
- Receptors, Calcium Channel Blocker
- Calcium Channel Antagonist Receptors
- Receptors, Calcium Channel Antagonist
- Calcium Channel Antagonist Receptor
- Voltage-Dependent Calcium Channels
- Calcium Channels, Voltage-Dependent
- Channels, Voltage-Dependent Calcium
- Voltage Dependent Calcium Channels
- Calcium Channel
- Calcium Channel Blocker Receptors
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| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1997 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 1998 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 1999 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2000 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2001 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Calcium Channels" by people in Profiles.
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The effect of sensory deprivation and mutant gene dosage on seizures and sustained attention in a mouse model of absence epilepsy. Epilepsy Behav. 2026 Apr; 177:110903.
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Activity-dependent citrate dynamics in neurons. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025 Oct 14; 122(41):e2519902122.
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Altered Gating of Two CaV2.1 Variants Linked to Neurodevelopmental Disorders With Epilepsy and Migraine. FASEB J. 2025 Sep 15; 39(17):e71012.
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Compound heterozygous mutation of AFG3L2 causes autosomal recessive spinocerebellar ataxia through mitochondrial impairment and MICU1 mediated Ca2+ overload. Sci China Life Sci. 2025 02; 68(2):484-501.
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MCU-independent Ca2+ uptake mediates mitochondrial Ca2+ overload and necrotic cell death in a mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Sci Rep. 2024 03 21; 14(1):6751.
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Pearls & Oy-sters: CACNA1A-Related Paroxysmal Tonic Upgaze With Ataxia Responsive to Acetazolamide. Neurology. 2024 01 09; 102(1):e207992.
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MCUb is an inducible regulator of calcium-dependent mitochondrial metabolism and substrate utilization in muscle. Cell Rep. 2023 11 28; 42(11):113465.
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Biallelic CACNA2D1 loss-of-function variants cause early-onset developmental epileptic encephalopathy. Brain. 2022 08 27; 145(8):2721-2729.
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Potential biomedical applications of Araucaria araucana as an antispasmodic, bronchodilator, vasodilator, and antiemetic: Involvement of calcium channels. J Ethnopharmacol. 2022 Nov 15; 298:115651.
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Complex effects on CaV2.1 channel gating caused by a CACNA1A variant associated with a severe neurodevelopmental disorder. Sci Rep. 2022 06 02; 12(1):9186.