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. 1960 Nov 1;44(2):405–413. doi: 10.1085/jgp.44.2.405

The Role of Calcium Ions in the Acceleration of Resting Muscle Glycolysis by Extracellular Potassium

Leon Kaye 1, W F H M Mommaerts 1
PMCID: PMC2195096  PMID: 13752042

Abstract

The activation of the glycolysis of resting muscle by increased extracellular potassium is dependent upon the simultaneous presence of calcium, but not of sodium ions. This regulation of metabolism by a membrane characteristic seems to act upon an early link in the glycolytic enzyme chain.

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