Evidence map›Paper›PMID 20718728›Full record

ReviewBritish journal of pharmacology2011

Imaging calcium signals in vivo: a powerful tool in physiology and pharmacology.

James T Russell

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Review in British journal of pharmacology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 83 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
83citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 37% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

83 citing papers in PubMed, 139 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Calcium Imaging Studies in Enteric Glia.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2026
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  9. An Advanced Undergraduate Laboratory Course: Calcium Imaging and Data Analysis - a Mini Graduate Research Experience.Journal of undergraduate neuroscience education : JUNE : a publication of FUN, Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience · 2025
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  15. Zosuquidar: An Effective Molecule for Intracellular CaInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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  16. Biohybrid Photonic Platform for Subcellular Stimulation and Readout of In Vitro Neurons.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2024
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  17. Calcium imaging: a technique to monitor calcium dynamics in biological systems.Physiology and molecular biology of plants : an international journal of functional plant biology · 2023
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  18. Quantifying Peripheral Modulation of Olfaction by Trigeminal Agonists.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2023
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23 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

James T RussellSection on Cell Biology and Signal Transduction, Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Neurophysiology, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development/NIH, 49 Convent Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892-4480, USA. james@helix.nih.gov
National Institutes of Health · US

Funding

NICHD Microscopy and Imaging Core FacilityZICHD008874 · NICHD · EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT · PI SCHRAM, VINCENT · 2009 to 2025
$27.9M
Receptor Mediated Calcium Signaling In Glia And NeuronsZIAHD001206 · NICHD · EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT · PI RUSSELL, JAMES T. · 2009 to 2011
$152k
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The design and engineering of organic fluorescent Ca(2+) indicators approximately 30 years ago opened the door for imaging cellular Ca(2+) signals with a high degree of temporal and spatial resolution. Over this time, Ca(2+) imaging has revolutionized our approaches for tissue-level spatiotemporal analysis of functional organization and has matured into a powerful tool for in situ imaging of cellular activity in the living animal. In vivo Ca(2+) imaging with temporal resolution at the millisecond range and spatial resolution at micrometer range has been achieved through novel designs of Ca(2+) sensors, development of modern microscopes and powerful imaging techniques such as two-photon microscopy. Imaging Ca(2+) signals in ensembles of cells within tissue in 3D allows for analysis of integrated cellular function, which, in the case of the brain, enables recording activity patterns in local circuits. The recent development of miniaturized compact, fibre-optic-based, mechanically flexible microendoscopes capable of two-photon microscopy opens the door for imaging activity in awake, behaving animals. This development is poised to open a new chapter in physiological experiments and for pharmacological approaches in the development of novel therapies.

Indexed as

PhotonsAnimalsBrainCalciumDiagnostic ImagingHumansMetals, Alkaline EarthMicroscopyModels, AnimalCalciumMetals, Alkaline Earth

Identifiers

PMID20718728
PMCPMC3166690
OpenAlexW1514806913

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Registered trials

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