Inhibition of elongation of oat coleoptile sections by La3+, Pr3+, and Nd3+ is similar to but greater than that by Ca2+ at low and intermediate concentrations. The lanthanons might serve as probes to ...

Ion channels are pores in the membrane of cells or cell organelles. They allow positively or negatively charged particles, so-called ions, to be transported across the membrane. Biochemists at ...

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Calcium ions are essential for cells, but can be toxic in higher concentrations. A team of researchers has now designed and prepared a combination drug that kills tumor cells by modulating the calcium ...