Abstract
A study was carried out to examine the hypothesis that osmotic stress initiates a transient increase in the concentration of intracellular calcium ion ([Ca2+]i), and to determine the mechanisms of Ca2+ mobilization in isolated chondrocytes exposed to hypo- and hyper-osmotic stress. Osmotic stress was determined by performing tests within 12 hrs of isolation. The results indicate that both hypo- and hyper-osmotic result in significant increases and oscillations in [Ca2+]i in chondrocytes.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Bioengineering Division (Publication) BED |
Publisher | ASME |
Pages | 43-44 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Volume | 44 |
ISBN (Print) | 0791816435 |
State | Published - Dec 1 1999 |
Event | Advances in Heat and Mass Transfer in Biotechnology - 1999 (The ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition) - Nashville, TN, USA Duration: Nov 14 1999 → Nov 19 1999 |
Conference
Conference | Advances in Heat and Mass Transfer in Biotechnology - 1999 (The ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition) |
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City | Nashville, TN, USA |
Period | 11/14/99 → 11/19/99 |