Voltage Gated Calcium Channel

Authors

Affiliations

Nate Yomogida, B.S., SPT

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.S. in Kinesiology

Chloë Kerstein, B.S., SPT

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.A. in Neuroscience

\(\textrm{CA}_V\) are found in the neural membrane of the nerve fiber¹.

When the AP travels down the axon, the \(\textrm{CA}_V\)

When an action potential spreads over the terminal, these channels open and allow calcium ions to diffuse from the synaptic space to the interior of the nerve terminal.

References

1.

Hall JE, Hall ME, Guyton AC. Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology. 14th edition. Elsevier; 2021.