Zinc ions cause the thimerosal-induced signal of fluorescent calcium probes in lymphocytes

Cell Calcium

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 185-191

  Haase, Hajo ^a   Hebel, Silke ^a   Engelhardt, Gabriela ^a   Rink, Lothar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ethyl mercury; Fluo 4; FluoZin 3; FURA 2; Thimerosal; Zinc; Zinquin

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; ETHYLMERCURY DERIVATIVE; N,N,N',N' TETRAKIS(2 PYRIDYLMETHYL)ETHYLENEDIAMINE; THAPSIGARGIN; THIOMERSAL; ZINC ION;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOMODULATION; INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT; LEUKEMIA CELL LINE; LYMPHOCYTE; MOLECULAR PROBE; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION;

EID: 58549115449     PISSN: 01434160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2008.09.003     Document Type: Article

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