Imaging calcium signals in vivo: a powerful tool in physiology and pharmacology.

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Published in Br J Pharmacol on August 01, 2011

Authors

James T Russell1

Author Affiliations

1: Section on Cell Biology and Signal Transduction, Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Neurophysiology, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development/NIH, 49 Convent Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892-4480, USA. james@helix.nih.gov

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