1998
High-frequency firing helps replenish the readily releasable pool of synaptic vesicles
Wang L, Kaczmarek L. High-frequency firing helps replenish the readily releasable pool of synaptic vesicles. Nature 1998, 394: 384-388. PMID: 9690475, DOI: 10.1038/28645.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReleasable poolPotassium channel blocker tetraethylammoniumChannel blocker Cd2Synaptic vesiclesPresynaptic action potentialHigh-frequency stimulationVoltage-gated Ca2Short-term synaptic depressionCentral nervous systemPatch-clamp recordingsHigh-frequency firingGiant synapsesPostsynaptic mechanismsBuffer EGTAMouse auditoryBlocker tetraethylammoniumSynaptic activitySynaptic depressionPresynaptic terminalsNervous systemAction potentialsRate of replenishmentSynapsesCa2Key signal
1981
Serotonergic inhibition of afterdischarge in peptidergic bag cells
Jennings K, Host J, Kaczmarek L, Strumwasser F. Serotonergic inhibition of afterdischarge in peptidergic bag cells. Developmental Neurobiology 1981, 12: 579-590. PMID: 7310396, DOI: 10.1002/neu.480120606.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEgg-laying hormoneAfterdischarge activityConnective nervesBag cellsSpike frequencyPotassium channel blocker tetraethylammoniumEffects of serotoninBag cell afterdischargeChannel blocker tetraethylammoniumDose-dependent mannerResult of serotoninPeptide hormone releaseNeuroendocrine bag cellsSerotonergic inhibitionSerotonin inhibitionSerotonergic synapsesSerotonergic inputBag cell neuronsHormone releaseIntracellular recordingsSerotonin receptorsBlocker tetraethylammoniumD-butaclamolAfterdischargesElectrical stimulation