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Parvalbumin belongs to the family of high affinity Ca2+-binding proteins (Heizmann and Berchtold 1987). In mammals, parvalbumin is synthesized in high amounts in fast contracting/relaxing muscles in a development-dependent manner (Celio and Heizmann 1982; Berchtold and Means 1985). Parvalbumin is also expressed in nonmuscle tissues such as brain (Celio and Heizmann 1981; Berchtold et al. 1985) and certain endocrine tissues (Berchtold et al. 1984; Endo et al. 1985).
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Berchtold, M.W. (1988). The Rat Parvalbumin Gene. In: Gerday, C., Bolis, L., Gilles, R. (eds) Calcium and Calcium Binding Proteins. Proceedings in Life Sciences. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73042-9_3
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