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E Tareilus1, J Noé, H Breer.
Abstract
Laser scanning confocal microscopy in combination with the fluorescent calcium indicators Fluo-3 and Fura-Red was employed to estimate the intracellular concentration of free calcium ions in individual olfactory receptor neurons and to monitor temporal and spatial changes in the Ca(2+)-level upon stimulation. The chemosensory cells responded to odorants with a significant increase in the calcium concentration, preferentially in the dendritic knob. Applying various stimulation paradigma, it was found that in a population of isolated cells, subsets of receptor neurons display distinct patterns of responsiveness.Entities:
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Year: 1995 PMID: 7488645 DOI: 10.1016/0167-4889(95)00105-2
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochim Biophys Acta ISSN: 0006-3002