How does calcium chloride affect the permeability of cell membranes?

Subject: How does calcium chloride affect the permeability of cell membranes?

Date: Tue Dec 28 12:22:42 1999
Posted by Louise Atkinson
Grade level: 10-12 School: Maiden Erlegh
City: Reading State/Province: Berkshire Country: England
Area of science: Cell Biology
ID: 946405362.Cb

Message:


I had been told that calcium chloride is used in genetic engineering to increase 
the permeability of cell membranes. I tried it out on beetroot and it worked, 
but I wanted to know how. Is it a reaction? What part of the membrane does it 
react with?

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