Relationship between light sensitivity and intracellular free Ca concentration in Limulus ventral photoreceptors. A quantitative study using Ca-selective microelectrodes.
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Relationship between light sensitivity and intracellular free Ca concentration in Limulus ventral photoreceptors. A quantitative study using Ca-selective microelectrodes
The possible role of Ca ions in mediating the drop in sensitivity associated with light adaptation in Limulus ventral photoreceptors was assessed by simultaneously measuring the sensitivity to light and the intracellular free Ca concentration (Cai); the latter was measured by using Ca-selective microelectrodes. In dark-adapted photoreceptors, the mean resting Cai was 3.5 +/- 2.5 microM SD (n = ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of General Physiology
سال: 1985
ISSN: 0022-1295,1540-7748
DOI: 10.1085/jgp.85.6.805