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[Digital imaging microscopy for intracellular Ca2+ in cultured single rat vascular smooth muscle cells using
H Fujihara1, S Fukuda, N Fujiwara
1Department of Anesthesiology, Niigata University School of Medicine.
Masui. the Japanese Journal of Anesthesiology
|February 1, 1992
Abstract:
We presented the principle and methodology of digital imaging microscopy for intracellular Ca2+ in cultured single vascular smooth muscle cells of the rat using fluorescent Ca2+ indicator "fura-2". The methods seemed useful for studying the physiological and pathological phenomena in a single smooth muscle cell. Analysis of the spatial and temporal dynamics of intracellular Ca2+ might be crucial for studying the active sites of vasoactive or anesthetic drugs in a vascular smooth muscle cell as well as for understanding pathophysiology of the arterial spasm.