"Fura-2" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A fluorescent calcium chelating agent which is used to study intracellular calcium in tissues.
| Descriptor ID |
D016257
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.129.462.285 D03.633.100.127.250
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fura-2" by people in Profiles.
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Depletion and filling of intracellular calcium stores in vascular smooth muscle. Am J Physiol. 1995 Feb; 268(2 Pt 1):C503-12.
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Ca(2+)-oscillations and Ca(2+)-waves in mammalian cardiac and vascular smooth muscle cells. Cell Calcium. 1991 Feb-Mar; 12(2-3):241-54.
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Intracellular diffusion, binding, and compartmentalization of the fluorescent calcium indicators indo-1 and fura-2. Biophys J. 1990 Dec; 58(6):1491-9.