Sentences with phrase «caused calcium channels»

«When we exposed a near - infrared laser beam to these animal models injected with both the nanoparticle and the genetically engineered immune cells, this caused calcium channels on the dendritic cells to open and we saw a corresponding increase in the number of T - cells that were activated,» said Han.

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Enamel defects can be caused by genetic mutations affecting either the STIM1 calcium sensor in the endoplasm reticulum or in the ORAI channel in the cell membrane.

NPTX2 causes multiple GluR4 proteins to unite and form a channel into the cell, which allows calcium to flow in.

This causes voltage-gated calcium channel to open.

This stretching can activate calcium ion channels, causing a neuron to fire, or can signal the body's repair mechanisms to crank into overdrive.

They found that, as with calcium channels, increasing calcium concentrations caused calmodulin to bind within the resemblance element of sodium channels and prevent their opening, just as in calcium channels.

Using a device engineered by Nan Marie Jokerst, Ph.D., a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Duke's Pratt School of Engineering, the researchers showed that UVB caused calcium to flow into the skin cells, but only when the TRPV4 ion channel was present.

His medication contained both a calcium channel blocker — which is known to exacerbate reflux, and a statin (cholesterol lowering medication)-- known to sometimes cause peripheral neuropathy or nerve damage.

Cortisol binds receptors inside of brain cells and causes them to admit more calcium through the channels and their membrane.

Now this may just be me, but it seems to be the case with a lot of people as well and it may have something to do with not getting adequate deep sleep and the disruption of brain waves caused by the calcium channels in the brain not operating properly.