| Literature DB >> 6326754 |
R H Ashley, M J Brammer, R Marchbanks.
Abstract
The recently synthesized calcium indicator quin -2 was incorporated into synaptosomes from guinea-pig cerebral cortex following uptake and internal hydrolysis of quin -2 tetra-acetoxymethyl ester. Incubation in physiological media containing 1 mM- or 2 mM-CaCl2 led to equilibrium cytosolic ionized calcium concentrations of 85 +/- 10 nM and 205 +/- 5 nM respectively (mean +/- S.E.M. from eight and eighteen preparations respectively). Cytosolic Ca2+ was elevated following increases in external Ca2+ concentration, plasma membrane depolarization, mitochondrial inhibition, calcium ionophore addition or replacement of external sodium by lithium. Preliminary experiments were performed to assess changes in cytosolic Ca2+ accompanying the release of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine.Entities:
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Year: 1984 PMID: 6326754 PMCID: PMC1153459 DOI: 10.1042/bj2190149
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem J ISSN: 0264-6021 Impact factor: 3.857