Intracellular calcium spikes in rat suprachiasmatic nucleus neurons induced by BAPTA-based calcium dyes.

BACKGROUND: Circadian rhythms in spontaneous action potential (AP) firing frequencies and in cytosolic free calcium concentrations have been reported for mammalian circadian pacemaker neurons located within the hypothalamic suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN). Also reported is the existence of "Ca(2+...

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Main Authors: Jin Hee Hong, Cheol Hong Min, Byeongha Jeong, Tomoyoshi Kojiya, Eri Morioka, Takeharu Nagai, Masayuki Ikeda, Kyoung J Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2835761?pdf=render