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THE membranes of many cells exhibit a K-selective permeability mechanism with a gating process controlled by the concentration of Ca2+ in the cytosol1. Originally described in human red cells2, where its function still remains unknown, this or similar mechanisms3 seem to mediate important physiological actions in other cells4–8.
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LEW, V., FERREIRA, H. Variable Ca sensitivity of a K-selective channel in intact red-cell membranes. Nature 263, 336–338 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1038/263336a0
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