To investigate the signaling pathways to Na+/H+ exchanger activation with epidermal growth factor in hepatocytes, we measured changes in cytosolic free calcium and intracellular pH levels at the single-cell level using digital imaging fluorescence microscopy of fura-2- or BCECF-loaded hepatocytes in
Activation of Na+/H+ exchanger by hepatocyte growth factor in hepatocytes
β Scribed by Akira Kaneko; Norio Hayashi; Yuji Tanaka; Masayoshi Horimoto; Toshifumi Ito; Yutaka Sasaki; Hideyuki Fusamoto; Takenobu Kamada
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 792 KB
- Volume
- 22
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-9139
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