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I Baró1, D A Eisner.
Abstract
The effects of thapsigargin were studied on single cells isolated from side branches of the rat mesenteric artery. Thapsigargin (150 nM) produced a transient increase of [Ca2+]i. This transient rise of [Ca2+]i was unaffected by removing external Ca2+ ions. This suggests that thapsigargin is releasing Ca2+ ions from an intracellular store. In the absence of thapsigargin both noradrenaline and caffeine also produced a transient increase of [Ca2+]i. These increases were abolished by prior exposure to thapsigargin. Correspondingly, the effects of thapsigargin were abolished by prior exposure to caffeine. These results show that thapsigargin releases Ca2+ from the noradrenaline and caffeine-sensitive stores.Entities:
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Year: 1992 PMID: 1553258 DOI: 10.1007/bf00378652
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pflugers Arch ISSN: 0031-6768 Impact factor: 3.657