Fluorescent measurement of [Ca2+]c: Basic practical considerations

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 937, Issue , 2013, Pages 3-36

  Simpson, Alec W M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calibration; Dye loading; Fluorescence measurement

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; DYE; ESTER DERIVATIVE; INDICATOR; FLUORESCENT DYE;

ARGON LASER; ARTICLE; AUTOFLUORESCENCE; CALIBRATION; CELL ORGANELLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT; FLUORESCENCE; INJECTION; MEASUREMENT; MICROPIPETTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBE; THEORY; ANIMAL; HUMAN; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CALIBRATION; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMANS;

EID: 84873555480     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-62703-86-1_1     Document Type: Article

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