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Ca2+ transient and force development were investigated in smooth muscle strips of the rabbit ear artery and the longitudinal layer of the guinea-pig ileum by using the fluorescent indicator Quin2. Agonists only transiently increased the flourescence intensity despite the enhanced contraction while excess potassium resulted in a maintained light signal. In Ca2+ free solutions the release by an agonist of Ca2+ from an intracellular store can be demonstrated. These observations illustrate the usefullness of the Ca2+ indicator Quin2 in the study of the excitation-contraction coupling in smooth muscle under various conditions.
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Himpens, B., Casteels, R. Measurement by Quin2 of changes of the intracellular calcium concentration in strips of the rabbit ear artery and of the guinea-pig ileum. Pflugers Arch. 408, 32–37 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00581837
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