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Aluminum is a weak agonist for the calcium-sensing receptor

Robert F Spurney, Min Pi, Patrick Flannery and L Darryl Quarles

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Table 1. Cation-induced IP1 generation

 Cells tranfected with RCaRControl cellsa
Compound % increase above baseline
CaCl2 10 mM 1956plusminus29322plusminus4
MgCl2 10 mM 1110plusminus42023plusminus13
GdCl3 1 mM 292plusminus49b 12plusminus6
Neomycin 1 mM 270plusminus90b 0plusminus0

 There were 2–8 experiments per compound. Values are the mean plusminus SEM.

a Control cells are either non-transfected HEK 293 cells or HEK 293 cells transfected with vector not containing CaSR (results were similar for either type of control)

b  P < 0.05 vs. calcium

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