17 Which one of the following statements concerning Ca2+ is correct?
A. Intracellular concentration of Ca2+ is higher than that of the extracellular fluid.
B. The concentration of cytosolic Ca2+ is transiently decreased by activation of phospholipase C.
C. The effects of Ca2+ are most often mediated by calmodulin.
D. Ca2+ opposes the action of diacylglycerol on protein kinase C.
E. Intracellular Ca2+ is mostly free.
17 Which one of the following statements concerning Ca2+ is correct?
A. Intracellular concentration of Ca2+ is higher than that of the extracellular fluid.
false
B. The concentration of cytosolic Ca2+ is transiently decreased by activation of phospholipase C.
True, as stated before, the cytosolic Ca+2 is decreased by phospholipase C.
C. The effects of Ca2+ are most often mediated by calmodulin.
False
D. Ca2+ opposes the action of diacylglycerol on protein kinase C.
False, as stated in B
E. Intracellular Ca2+ is mostly free.
it is not free, it is mainly attached to enzymes or other proteins
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