Low Levels of Calcium Within Cells Are Maintained by

question 105

Multiple Choice

Low levels of calcium within cells are maintained by

• A) a high number of voltage-gated and leakage channels for calcium in cell membranes.
• B) frequent exocytosis and endocytosis of calcium-containing vesicles.
• C) pumps that move calcium out of cells or into the sarcoplasmic reticulum.
• D) osmosis of large amounts of water into cells that have any calcium within them.

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