Whether activation of the calcium receptor (CaR) modulates secretory events was investigated by real-time fluorescence and confocal microscopy using fura 2 and FM1-43 fluorescent dye. Two paradigms were used: human parathyroid cells, which are stimulated by a step from a high to a low extracellular calcium concentration ([Ca(2+)](ext)), and rMTC6-23 cells, a rat medullary thyroid carcinoma cell...

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The new phase-II N-glucoside metabolites of butobarbitone and pentobarbitone are identified and quantified in human urine after single doses of these drugs. The identification and quantification of these metabolites were carried out by mass spectroscopy technique (accurate mass measurement and high voltage scanning). It was found that the butobarbitone N-glucoside comprised 26% of the dos...

We assessed FM1-43 [N-(3-triethylammoniumpropyl)-4-(4-[dibutylamino]styryl)pyridinium dibromide] as a fluorescent endocytosis marker in intact, walled plant cells. At 4 degrees C, FM1-43 stained the plasma membrane, and after 30 to 120 min of incubation at 26 degrees C, FM1-43 labeled cytoplasmic vesicles and then the vacuole. Fluorimetric quantitation demonstrated dye uptake temperature sensit...

BackgroundThe dietary intake of tennis athletes training at the University Limpopo (UL) were reported to be suboptimal. However, nutrition information sources guiding these remain unknown.MethodsA descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out purposively obtain 30 registered UL-affiliated team athletes. Data collected UL courts. Demographic data and used for sport using self-designed questi...