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Neuroscience
Calcium Imaging in Neurons
Description
Calcium ions play an integral role in neuron function: They act as intracellular signals that can elicit responses such as altered gene expression and neurotransmitter release from synaptic vesicles. Within the cell, calcium concentration is highly dynamic due to the presence of pumps that selectively transport these ions i...
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Transcript
Calcium imaging is an extremely useful technique for investigating the variety of roles that calcium ions have in functioning neurons. Calcium ions generate a multitude of intracellular signals that control key functions, such as neurotransmitter release from synaptic vesicles. Calcium imaging methods enable direct measuremen...
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