Table 1

The effects of forskolin on secretory spike parameters

Imaxt1/2QmtPan cellsn spike s
pA ms pC nA/s ms
Control72.6  ± 2.916.0  ± 0.51.4  ± 0.0624.2  ± 1.118.2  ± 1.012778
Forskolin 100 nM64.3  ± 4.632.9  ± 1.52.1  ± 0.1317.5  ± 1.626.1  ± 1.97308

Cells treated with 100 nM forskolin are compared with their own control group (see results). Secretion is elicited by 5 s application of 5 mM BaCl2. All values obtained from forskolin-treated cells are statistically different (p < 0.001) from controls (Mann-Whitney and Kolmogorov-Smirnova tests).


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