Table I.

Comparison of local Ca2+ transients in smooth muscle

Parameter Purinergic Ca2+ transients Ca2+ sparkde Ca2+ pufff Ca2+ sparkletg 
 Vas deferens (NCT)a Mesenteric artery(jCaT)b Urinary bladder(NEPCaT)c    
Duration (t1/2) (ms) 120h; 280i ∼145 ∼112 ∼56 ∼375 (τ) 23; 104 
Area (µm2∼12 ∼25 ∼14 ∼13.6 2–4 ∼0.8 
Amplitude (F/F0n/d ∼2.8 ∼2.0 ∼2.0 n/a n/a 
Amplitude (nM) n/d n/a n/a 100–200 50–500 38 
Latency (ms) ∼6 <3 8–16 n/a n/a n/a 
Parameter Purinergic Ca2+ transients Ca2+ sparkde Ca2+ pufff Ca2+ sparkletg 
 Vas deferens (NCT)a Mesenteric artery(jCaT)b Urinary bladder(NEPCaT)c    
Duration (t1/2) (ms) 120h; 280i ∼145 ∼112 ∼56 ∼375 (τ) 23; 104 
Area (µm2∼12 ∼25 ∼14 ∼13.6 2–4 ∼0.8 
Amplitude (F/F0n/d ∼2.8 ∼2.0 ∼2.0 n/a n/a 
Amplitude (nM) n/d n/a n/a 100–200 50–500 38 
Latency (ms) ∼6 <3 8–16 n/a n/a n/a 
a

Brain et al., 2002.

b

Lamont and Wier, 2002.

c

Heppner et al., 2005.

d

Perez et al., 1999.

e

Jaggar et al., 2000.

f

Ledoux et al., 2008.

g

Santana and Naveda, 2009.

h

Line scan.

i

xy scan.

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