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Calcium serves at least two very significant and distinct functions in Biology—one as a structural component, the other in information transfer. We are seeking unifying principles or a general conceptual framework within which we can study these phenomena. The following observations should be relevant.
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Kretsinger, R.H. (1983). A Comparison of the Roles of Calcium in Biomineralization and in Cytosolic Signalling. In: Westbroek, P., de Jong, E.W. (eds) Biomineralization and Biological Metal Accumulation. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7944-4_10
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