Fig.1:Calcium (Ca2+)transient measurements using iPSC derived 3D heart tissue and Fluo-4. (A)CLARIOstar microplate reader captures periodic Ca2+-transients that induce cardiac contractions. (B)Overlapping 10 Ca2+-transients of each single cardiac twitch. (C) An average profile of Ca2+-transient (bar=standard error).
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