Calcium is a chemical element with the symbol Ca and atomic number 20, a reactive alkaline earth metal that is abundant in the Earth's crust and essential to living organisms. It does not occur free in nature but is found in minerals and compounds, and as a metal it reacts readily with water and air. In chemistry, c…
Calcium is a chemical element with the symbol Ca and atomic number 20, a reactive alkaline earth metal that is abundant in the Earth's crust and essential to living organisms. It does not occur free in nature but is found in minerals and compounds, and as a metal it reacts readily with water and air. In chemistry, calcium and its compounds are important across many areas, from analysis and materials to biomedicine, and calcium ions play a central biological role in building bones and teeth, transmitting nerve impulses, contracting muscle, and signalling within cells. Research within this journal's scope examines calcium from chemical and biomedical angles, including the analytical determination of calcium-containing pharmaceuticals such as atorvastatin calcium, calcium intake and bone health in relation to osteoporosis, calcium signalling in heart muscle cells, the measurement of calcium in tissues, calcium channel mutations linked to muscle disorders, and calcium-based materials for bone tissue engineering. Together these reflect the element's broad importance in chemistry and biology. This page gathers peer-reviewed, open-access research relevant to calcium and the chemistry and biological roles of this element.
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