Data Collection for:J Physiol (Lond) 2002 541.3: 849-862.
Neuroeffector Ca 2+ transients.
The left panel shows consecutive confocal images of part of a smooth muscle
cell within an intact mouse vas deferens during field stimulation. The sampling
frequency was 4 Hz; the stimulus (#) frequency was 2 Hz. The right panel shows
a cumulative map of the focal [Ca2+ ]sm transients, here termed Neuroeffector
Ca 2+ Transients (NCTs). Moving the plane of focus by 3 &mgr;m revealed an overlying
varicose nerve terminal. Each nerve terminal varicosity aligns well with a cluster
of NCTs, the locations of occurrence of which are marked with dots.
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Prepared by: Brain et al., 15 June 2002.