title: Calcium flux assay in Xenopus oocytes.
abstract: Many G protein-coupled receptors of interest to neuroscientists induce transient increases in [Ca(2+)](i), which can be used as a convenient measure of receptor activation in a variety of applications. This unit describes a simple calcium flux assay applied to Xenopus oocytes.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Murphy
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001692:Biological Transport; D002132:Calcium Radioisotopes / Q000378:metabolism; D020013:Calcium Signaling / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D009865:Oocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D014982:Xenopus laevis
chemical_list: D002132:Calcium Radioisotopes