Concentrations of ouabain that prevent intercellular communication do not affect free calcium levels in cultured fibroblasts

Cell Biochemistry and Function

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 363-370

  Ledbetter, Mary Lee S ^a   Gatto, Cheryl L ^a,b  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell calcium; Cell communication; Fibroblasts; Fura 2; Gap junctions; Ouabain

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (POTASSIUM SODIUM) INHIBITOR; CALCIUM; FLUORESCENT DYE; FURA 2; OUABAIN; POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL CULTURE; CELL STRAIN 3T3; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOL; FIBROBLAST; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; GAP JUNCTION; IMAGING; MICROSCOPY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEADY STATE;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CELLS, CULTURED; FIBROBLASTS; FURA-2; HUMANS; MICE; OUABAIN; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE;

STROPHANTHUS GRATUS;

EID: 0345255590     PISSN: 02636484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cbf.1036     Document Type: Article

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