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Chapters
- 00:05Title
- 01:23Cell Culture and Calcium Dye Loading
- 02:36Preparation of Cells for Flow Cytometry
- 03:28Flow Cytometer Setup and Flow Cytometry Measurements
- 05:33Data Analysis
- 07:57Results: Changes in Cytosolic Calcium Concentration are Measured by Flow Cytometry
- 09:48Conclusion
Calcium is involved in numerous physiological and pathophysiological signaling pathways. Live cell imaging requires specialized equipment and can be time consuming. A quick, simple method using a flow cytometer to determine relative changes in cytosolic calcium in adherent epithelial cells brought into suspension was optimized.
