Measuring Intracellular Ca²⁺ Changes in Human Sperm using Four Techniques: Conventional Fluorometry, Stopped Flow Fluorometry, Flow Cytometry and Single Cell Imaging

DOI: 10.3791/50344 Authors: Esperanza Mata‐Martínez, José Omar, Paulina Torres‐Rodríguez, A. Solís-López, Ana A. Sánchez-Tusié, Yoloxochitl Sánchez-Guevara, Marcela B. Treviño, Claudia L. Treviño Abstract: Spermatozoa are male reproductive cells especially designed to...

Involvement of the Glu724–Pro760 Region of the Dihydropyridine Receptor II-III Loop in Skeletal Muscle-type Excitation-Contraction Coupling

DOI: 10.1074/jbc.274.12.7825 Authors: Y Saiki, Roque El-Hayek, Noriaki Ikemoto Abstract: Our previous study (El-Hayek, R., Antoniu, B., Wang, J. P., Hamilton, S. L., and Ikemoto, N. (1995) J. Biol. Chem. 270, 22116-22118) suggested the hypothesis that skeletal...

A quantitative model of amphetamine action on the 5‐ HT transporter

DOI: 10.1111/bph.12520 Authors: Walter Sandtner, Diethart Schmid, Klaus Schicker, Klaus Gerstbrein, Xaver Koenig, Felix P. Mayer, Stefan Boehm, Michael Freissmuth, Harald H. Sitte Abstract: This discrepancy in decay rates is inconsistent with the molecular stent...

Ultra-thin MoS2 nanosheet for electron transport layer of perovskite solar cells

DOI: 10.1016/j.optmat.2020.109933 Authors: Nurul Ain Abd Malek, Nabilah Alias, Siti Khatijah Md Saad, Nur Adliha Abdullah, Xin Zhang, Xiaoguo Li, Zejiao Shi, Mohd Mustaqim Rosli, T. H. T. Aziz, Akrajas Ali Umar, Yiqiang Zhan Abstract:...

Turmeric (Curcuma longa) Root Powder and Mannanoligosaccharides as Alternatives to Antibiotics in Broiler Chicken Diets

DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2003.1495 Authors: K. Samarasinghe, C. Wenk, K. F. S. T. Silva, J. M. D. M. Gunasekera Abstract: Two bio-assays were conducted to evaluate turmeric root powder and mannan-oligosaccharides (MOS) as alternatives to feed antibiotics for broilers. In one...