Provides biophysical evidence that BK channels in smooth muscle are exposed to highly localized Ca2+ concentrations of ~10 μM during a Ca2+ spark.
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Quantifies Ca2+ microdomains for BK activation in animal smooth muscle; leaves open translation to human vascular physiology.
ZhuGe et al. (2002) studied this question.
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