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IT has been suggested that calcium ions act as the coupling agent in muscle excitation and contraction1,2, in stimulation of the adrenal medulla and cortex3, and in vasopressin release from the posterior pituitary4. Their basic role in membrane reactions has become obvious from many other observations, including that on which we wish to report here.
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DIKSTEIN, S., WELLER, C. & SULMAN, F. Effect of Calcium Ions on Melanophore Dispersal. Nature 200, 1106 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/2001106a0
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