Fig. 8.
Effect of depleting caffeine-sensitive stores on Ca2+ responses evoked by a 5 ns pulse. (A) Schematic diagram showing the order in which ryanodine and caffeine were applied to the cells. (B) Representative traces showing release of Ca2+ from the ER by caffeine in cells pretreated with ryanodine for 15 min. (C) Representative Ca2+ responses (n = 11) evoked by a 5 ns pulse (arrow) in cells treated with ryanodine and caffeine. (D) Averaged fluorescence traces ± s.e. (n = 14) showing the lack of effect of a 5 ns pulse (arrow) on [Ca2+]i in cells treated with ryanodine, caffeine and 2-APB (100 μM). Error bars not shown are within the thickness of the line.
