title: Concentration of free calcium in erythrocytes and liver mitochondria of zinc-depleted rats.
abstract: The concentration of Ca(2+)-ions in mitochondria and erythrocytes of zinc-depleted rats was determined with the fluorescent Ca(2+)-indicator fura-2. The zinc-concentration of the diet did not affect the mitochondrial Ca(2+)-concentration. There was an elevation of 5% for the Ca(2+)-concentration in erythrocytes of zinc-depleted and pair-fed rats compared to ad libitum-fed animals. The cause of this elevation could be ATP-depletion because of restricted food intake.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Ernährungsphysiologie, Technische Universität München-Weihenstephan, Freising, Fed. Rep. of Germany.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Loipführer
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Reichlmayr-Lais
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kirchgessner
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D004032:Diet; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D016257:Fura-2; D008297:Male; D008930:Mitochondria, Liver / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D015032:Zinc / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D015032:Zinc; D002118:Calcium; D016257:Fura-2