Spontaneous Calcium Oscillations & Their Role in Mechanical Communication

Glioblastoma cells ( U87 cell line, malignant brain tumour) fluorescing under a twophoton microscope. The cells are genetically encoded with a calcium indicator, GCaMP, to observe their electrical properties. ( below)

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Spontaneous calcium oscillations play important roles in modulating neuronal activity such as neurone development, release of hormones and cell communication. This electrical activity further co- ordinates with mechanical cues to influence their...

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