A study of the precision of confocal, ratiometric, Fura-2-based [Ca2+] measurements

Cell Calcium

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 287-298

  Helm, Paul Johannes ^a,b   Patwardhan, Ardan ^a,c   Manders, Erik M M ^a,d  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUFFER; CALCIUM ION; FURA 2;

ACCURACY; ANIMAL CELL; ARGON LASER; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; EXCITATION; FLUORESCENCE; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOMETRY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030671510     PISSN: 01434160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0143-4160(97)90067-1     Document Type: Article

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