Calcium in living cells [electronic resource] / edited by Michael Whitaker.

"This volume ... is a sequel to ... Volume 40 of the series edited by Richard Nuccitelli ... practical guide to the study of calcium in living cells"--P. xi.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chapter 1. A Practical Guide to the Preparation of Ca2+ Buffers / Donald M. Bers, Chris W. Patton, Richard Nuccitelli -- Chapter 2. Photorelease Techniques for Raising or Lowering Intracellular Ca2+ / Robert Zucker -- Chapter 3. Making and Using Calcium-Selective Mini- and Microelectrodes / L. Hove-Madsen, S. Baudet, D.M. Bers -- Chapter 4. Construction, Theory, and Practical Considerations for using Self-referencing of Ca2+-Selective Microelectrodes for Monitoring Extracellular Ca2+ Gradients / Mark A. Messerli, Peter J.S. Smith -- Chapter 5. Practical Aspects of Measuring Intracellular Calcium Signals with Fluorescent Indicators / Joseph P.Y. Kao, Gong Li, Darryl A. Auston -- Chapter 6. Genetically Encoded Probes for Measurement of Intracellular Calcium / Michael Whitaker -- Chapter 7. Patch Clamp Methods for Studying Calcium Channels / David L. Armstrong, Christian Erxleben, Jody A. White -- Chapter 8. Nuclear Patch-Clamp Recording from Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors / Taufiq Rahman, Colin W. Taylor -- Chapter 9. Confocal and Multiphoton Imaging of Intracellular Ca2+ / Godfrey Smith, Martyn Reynolds, Francis Burton, Ole Johan Kemi -- Chapter 10. The Use of Aequorins to Record and Visualize Ca2+ Dynamics: From Subcellular Microdomains to Whole Organisms / Sarah E. Webb, Kelly L. Rogers, Eric Karplus, Andrew L. Miller.

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Every cell of the body is dependent on calcium to function. Calcium is found in teeth and bones, and calcium signalling is necessary for the movement of muscles and for the action of the heart and the intestines as well as blood coagulation. This volume will update classic techniques in detecting microscopic levels of calcium ions (Ca2+) in living cells, as well as address new techniques in the field of calcium detection and calcium signaling. Such detection and measurement of intracellular calcium is important to researchers studying the heart, musculoskeletal, gastrointestinal, and immune systems, whose findings will aid in the advancement of drug and genomic therapies to treat heart, gastrointestinal, autoimmune, and infectious diseases. *Gives researchers much needed information on how to study calcium in live cells, which is becoming increasingly important in heart, musculoskeletal, and immune system research. *Provides an overview of the latest methods--fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET), for example-- that are new to the field *Allows understanding of how calcium plays a role in intracellular function at the cellular level, which has proved important in Alzheimer's research, heart disease, and areas of musculoskeletal research. *Updated chapters reflect advancements in the classic techniques used'preparing calcium buffers, vibrating the Ca2+ Electrode and confocal imaging.