Calcium Signalling and Disease Molecular Pathology of Calcium

This topic is a new entry in the area of cellular calcium signaling: yet, it now spans the entire area, with discoveries that cover both genetic and acquired pathologies, even offering glimpses in the direction of therapy. Cellular calcium homeostasis, an

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SUBCELLULAR BIOCHEMISTRY SERIES EDITOR J.ROBIN HARRIS, University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany

ASSISTANT EDITORS B.B. BISWAS, University of Calcutta, Calcutta, India P.QUINN, King’s College London, London, U.K Recent Volumes in this Series Volume 31

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Calcium Signalling and Disease Edited by Ernesto Carafoli and Marisa Brini

Calcium Signalling and Disease Molecular Pathology of Calcium Subcellular Biochemistry Volume 45 Edited by

Ernesto Carafoli University of Padova, Italy

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Marisa Brini University of Padova, Italy

This series is a continuation of the journal Sub-Cellular Biochemistry. Volume 1 to 4 of which were published quarterly from 1972 to 1975

ISBN 978-1-4020-6190-5 (HB) ISBN 978-1-4020-6191-2 (e-book)

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CONTENTS

List of Contributors

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Prologue

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Annexinopathies M.J. Hayes, R.E. Longbottom, M.A. Evans and S.E. Moss

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Calpains and Human Disease I. Bertipaglia and E. Carafoli

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Gelsolin and Diseases L. Spinardi and W. Witke

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