A Practical Guide to the Study of Calcium in Living Cells

Erscheinungsjahr 1994
ISBN: 978-0-12-522810-7
Verlag: William Andrew Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 368 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 780 g

A Practical Guide to the Study of Calcium in Living Cells describes popular techniques along with helpful do's and don't's and computer programs. The volume enables investigators to evaluate confocal images, use the latest dyes, and design Calcium buffers appropriate to their research needs. This book is designed for laboratory use by graduate students, technicians, and researchers in many disciplines, ranging from molecular to cellular levels of investigation.

Zielgruppe

Researchers, graduate students, and technicians in cell, developmental, and molecular biology, neuroscience, physiology, biochemistry, biophysics, and optical sciences.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Wilson, Leslie

Matsudaira, Paul T.

Nuccitelli, Richard

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Neurowissenschaften, Kognitionswissenschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Ca2+ Buffers and [Ca2+]I Perturbation Techniques:

D.M. Bers, C.W. Patton, and R. Nuccitelli, A Practical Guide to the Preparation of Ca2+ Buffers.
R. Zucker, Photorelease Techniques for Raising or Lowering Intracellular Ca2+.
D. Thomas and M.R. Hanley, Pharmacological Tools for Perturbing Intracellular Calcium Storage.
Microelectrode Techniques for Measuring [Ca2+]I and Ca2+ Fluxes:

S. Baudet, L. Hove-Madsen, and D.M. Bers, How to Make and to Use Calcium-Specific Mini- and Microelectrodes.
P.J.S. Smith, R.H. Sanger, and L.F. Jaffe, The Vibrating Ca2+ Electrode: A New Technique for Detecting Plasma Membrane Regions of Ca2+ Influx and Efflux.
C.A. Leech and G.G. Holz, IV, Application of Patch Clamp Methods to the Study of Calcium Currents and Calcium Channels.
Fluorescence Techniques for Imaging [Ca2+]I:

J.P.Y. Kao, Practical Aspects of Measuring [Ca2+] with Fluorescent Indicators.
S.J. Morris, T.B. Wiegmann, L.W. Welling, and B.M. Chronwall, Rapid Simultaneous Estimation of Intracellular Calcium and pH.
T.J. Keating and R.J. Cork, Improved Spatial Resolution in Ratio Images Using Computational Confocal Techniques.
P.A. Diliberto, X.F. Wang, and B. Herman, Confocal Imaging of Ca2+ in Cells.
S. Girard and D.E. Clapham, Simultaneous Near Ultraviolet and Visible Excitation Confocal Microscopy of Calcium Transients in Xenopus Oocytes.
Use of Aequorin for [Ca2+]I Imaging:

K.R. Robinson, T.J. Keating, and R. J. Cork, Inexpensive Techniques for Measuring [Ca2+]I Changes Using a Photomultiplier Tube.
A.L. Miller, E. Karplus, and L.F. Jaffe, Imaging [Ca2+]I with Aequorin Using a Photon Imaging Detector.
R. Rizzuto, M. Brini, and T. Pozzan, Targeting Recombinant Aequorin to Specific Intracellular Organelles.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Wilson, Leslie
University of California, Santa Barbara, USA