Abstract
Here, we describe a series of methods suitable for the measurement of cytosolic ion concentrations in living plant cells using ion selective dyes. We describe procedures for the use of SBFI for the measurement of Na+ in live cells. The resulting material is suitable for most standard cell biology procedures.
Veena S. Anil, Kavitha P.G., and Sam Kuruvilla have contributed equally to this work.
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Anil, V.S., Kavitha, P.G., Kuruvilla, S., Kumar, P., Mathew, M.K. (2013). Measurements of Cytosolic Ion Concentrations in Live Cells. In: Maathuis, F. (eds) Plant Mineral Nutrients. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 953. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-62703-152-3_15
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