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. 2014 Mar 1;12(2):110–119. doi: 10.1089/adt.2013.552

Table 5.

Assay Quality Parameters

  Ion channel
  Cav1.2 Cav2.1 Cav2.2 Cav3.2
Parameter Pre-pulse−50 mV Pre-pulse −90 mV 0.1 Hz (−90 mV) Pre-pulse−50 mV Pre-pulse −90 mV 0.1 Hz (−90 mV) Pre-pulse −50 mV Pre-pulse −90 mV 0.1 Hz (−90 mV) Pre-pulse−75 mV Pre-pulse −90 mV 1 Hz (−90 mV)
RD, %a 43.9±1.4 N/A N/A 26.1±7.6 N/A N/A 36.4±4.5 N/A N/A 28.8±12.6 N/A N/A
Z′ 0.55±0.09 0.56±0.05 0.40±0.06 0.57±0.04 0.61±0.06 0.46±0.05 0.69±0.03 0.64±0.09 0.42±0.09 0.65±0.11 0.72±0.03 0.64±0.06
SW 4.0±1.4 4.5±0.6 3.3±1.9 5.2±1.2 5.9±1.4 3.1±0.8 6.4±3.5 4.3±1.0 3.0±0.9 6.1±2.2 10.9±2.5 9.1±2.9

Reference compounds for calculating Z′ and SW were verapamil (Cav1.2, Cav2.1, Cav2.2) or mibefradil (Cav3.2).

a

RD was measured at TP1 in time-matched vehicle control wells.

RD, run down; TP1, test pulse 1.