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Sodium-calcium antiporter

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-005907

An electrogenic ion exchange protein that maintains a steady level of calcium by removing an amount of calcium equal to that which enters the cells. It is widely distributed in most excitable membranes, including the brain and heart.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-005907
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectFields of Study
SynonymsCa(2+)-Na(+) antiporter; Ca(2+)-Na(+) exchanger; Ca2+/Na+ antiporter; Ca2+/Na+ exchanger; Na(+)-Ca(2+) antiporter; Na(+)-Ca(2+) exchanger; Na+/Ca2+ antiporter; Na/Ca2+ exchanger; calcium-sodium antiporter; calcium-sodium carrier; calcium-sodium exchanger; sodium-calcium carrier; sodium-calcium exchanger
ReferencesMedical Subject Headings 2014; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoAntiporters
TranslationsSpanish: antiportador de sodio-calcio
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-005907",
  "term": "Sodium-calcium antiporter",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "An electrogenic ion exchange protein that maintains a steady level of calcium by removing an amount of calcium equal to that which enters the cells. It is widely distributed in most excitable membranes, including the brain and heart.",
  "synonyms": [
    "Ca(2+)-Na(+) antiporter",
    "Ca(2+)-Na(+) exchanger",
    "Ca2+/Na+ antiporter",
    "Ca2+/Na+ exchanger",
    "Na(+)-Ca(2+) antiporter",
    "Na(+)-Ca(2+) exchanger",
    "Na+/Ca2+ antiporter",
    "Na/Ca2+ exchanger",
    "calcium-sodium antiporter",
    "calcium-sodium carrier",
    "calcium-sodium exchanger",
    "sodium-calcium carrier",
    "sodium-calcium exchanger"
  ],
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "antiporters"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2014",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "antiportador de sodio-calcio"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/sodium-calcium-antiporter/"
}

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