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Caveolae are invaginations of the plasma membrane of cells. They are present in skeletal muscle cells and smooth muscle cells but are present in greater numbers in smooth muscle cells<ref>Kao, C. Y. and Carsten, M. E. (1997) Cellular Aspects of Smooth Muscle Function. Cambridge: University Press.</ref>. Due to the presence of proteins such as Ca<sup>2+ </sup>ATPase in their structure, they are believed to be used to take in and remove calcium ions from the cytosol<ref>Fujimoto, T. (1993) 'Calcium pump of the plasma membrane is localized in caveolae', The Journal of Cell Biology 120: 1147-1157.</ref>.<sup></sup> | Caveolae are invaginations of the [[Plasma_membrane|plasma membrane]] of cells. They are present in [[Skeletal_muscle|skeletal muscle cells]] and [[Smooth_muscle_cells|smooth muscle cells]] but are present in greater numbers in [[Smooth_muscle_cells|smooth muscle cells]]<ref>Kao, C. Y. and Carsten, M. E. (1997) Cellular Aspects of Smooth Muscle Function. Cambridge: University Press.</ref>. Due to the presence of [[Proteins|proteins]] such as Ca<sup>2+ </sup>ATPase in their structure, they are believed to be used to take in and remove calcium ions from the [[Cytosol|cytosol]]<ref>Fujimoto, T. (1993) 'Calcium pump of the plasma membrane is localized in caveolae', The Journal of Cell Biology 120: 1147-1157.</ref>.<sup></sup> | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:43, 24 November 2013
Caveolae are invaginations of the plasma membrane of cells. They are present in skeletal muscle cells and smooth muscle cells but are present in greater numbers in smooth muscle cells[1]. Due to the presence of proteins such as Ca2+ ATPase in their structure, they are believed to be used to take in and remove calcium ions from the cytosol[2].