foreskin fibroblasts were investigated using image analysis techniques to simultaneously
monitor Lys-bradykinin (BK)-or thrombin-induced elevations of [Ca 2+] i in each individual
cell within a microscopic field. Responses to BK are heterogeneous with respect to the
shapes of the [Ca 2+] i time courses. Furthermore, the onsets of these responses follow a
variable lag period such that the individual cell responses occur asynchronously. The …