Force and Calcium Ion Flow from outside the Cell (1 of 2) (IMAGE)

University of California - San Diego

Force and Calcium Ion Flow from outside the Cell (1 of 2)

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The researchers tried various molecular inhibitors on the stem cells to determine which parts of the cells were involved in calcium ion flow from outside the cell, when force was applied on the attached bead. (Higher amounts of red and yellow indicate calcium ion flow into the cell.)

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Jie Sun/UC San Diego

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