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. 2019 Jun 28;14(6):e0218986. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0218986

Table 5. Mitochondrial swelling: Effect of successive addition of Ca2+.

Calcium Absorbance at 520 nm
Sham CL UUO
Contaminant Ca2+ 0.70 ± 0.12a 0.39 ± 0.02b 0.28 ± 0.03b
Additional Ca2+:
5 μM
0.61 ± 0.10a 0.34 ± 0.02b 0.26 ± 0.03b
10 μM 0.58 ± 0.10a 0.31 ± 0.02a, b 0.26 ± 0.05b
20 μM 0.57 ± 0.10a 0.31 ± 0.02a, b 0.25 ± 0.04b
50 μM 0.56 ± 0.10a 0.29 ± 0.01b 0.24 ± 0.04b
100 μM 0.55 ± 0.09a 0.29 ± 0.01b 0.24 ± 0.04b

Means ± SEM of 3 assays (each group) carried out with different mitochondrial preparations. Different lower case letters as superscripts after SEM indicate statistical differences among the Ca2+ concentration-matched mean values (p<0.05; one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey´s test).