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What does calcium ions that act as a second messengers stored in?

endoplasmic reticulum


Cyclic AMP and calcium ions are often used within a cell as?

Second Messengers


What are two important second messengers used in the G protein-linked receptor mechanism?

i think its calcium ions


Where are Ca2 plus ions stored?

Ca 2+ ( calcium ions ) are stored in the smooth endoplasmic reticulum.


What organelle releases calcium?

The endoplasmic reticulum has a store of calcium ions, Ca 2+, that it releases as second messengers in signalling transduction. Also the scarcoplasmic reticulum releases this ion in the process of sarcomere contraction.


What is a smooth endoplasmic reticulum job?

Synthesis of lipids, detoxification of many types of toxins, such as alcohol and the storage of calcium ions as second messengers in the signaling process among other things.


The part of the sarcoplasmic reticulum where calcium ions are stored called?

Terminal Cisternae


In certain kinds of muscle cells calcium ions are stored?

Smooth ER


Where are the calcium ions stored in the muscle cells?

terminal cisternae of the sarcoplasmic reticulum


Which substance is stored in the muscle's endoplasmic reticulum and then released when a nerve signal stimulates a muscle fiber?

Calcium ions


What are the general functions of endoplasmic reticulum?

Two general functions are the modification and folding of proteins in the lumen of the rough ER and the manufacture of lipids in the smooth ER. Also has the important job of calcium ion storage as these ions are important second messengers in cell signaling.


How many calcium ions in one mole?

A mole of calcium has 6.022 X 1023 calcium ions.