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Tait, Robert (medicine) and fura-2 (medicine)


Tait, Robert (medicine)


Tait, Robert
<person> English gynecologist, 1845-1899.

See: Tait's law.


fura-2 (medicine)


fura-2
<chemical> A fluorescent calcium chelating agent which is used to study intracellular calcium in many tissues.

The fluorescent and chelating properties of fura-2 aid in the quantitation of endothelial cell injury, in monitoring ATP-dependent calcium uptake by membrane vesicles, and in the determination of the relationship between cytoplasmic free calcium and oxidase activation in rat neutrophils.

Pharmacological action: chelating agents, fluorescent dyes.

Chemical name: 5-Oxazolecarboxylic acid, 2-(6-(bis(carboxymethyl)amino)-5-(2-(2-(bis(carboxymethyl)amino)-5-methylphenoxy)ethoxy)-2-benzofuranyl)-5-oxazolecarboxylic acid.