The development of Ca2+ indicators: A breakthrough in pharmacological research

Trends in Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 172-174

  Meldolesi, Jacopo ^a  

^a VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHELATING AGENT; EGTAZIC ACID; ETHYLENE GLYCOL 1,2 BIS(2 AMINOPHENYL) ETHER N,N,N',N' TETRAACETIC ACID; FLUORESCENT DYE; FURA 2; INDO 1; LIPOSOME; QUIN 2; AMINOQUINOLINE DERIVATIVE; IRON CHELATING AGENT; QUIN2;

CALCIUM BINDING; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM HOMEOSTASIS; CYTOSOL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE GHOST; GENE EXPRESSION; MAMMAL CELL; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MICROELECTRODE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ANIMAL; HUMAN; MOLECULAR PROBE; PHARMACOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RESEARCH;

AMINOQUINOLINES; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CYTOSOL; HUMANS; IRON CHELATING AGENTS; MOLECULAR PROBES; PHARMACOLOGY; RESEARCH; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 1942421743     PISSN: 01656147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tips.2004.02.004     Document Type: Short Survey

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