Ionic Currents Underlying Developmental Regulation of Repetitive Firing in Aplysia Bag Cell Neurons
Nick T, Kaczmarek L, Carew T. Ionic Currents Underlying Developmental Regulation of Repetitive Firing in Aplysia Bag Cell Neurons. Journal Of Neuroscience 1996, 16: 7583-7598. PMID: 8922415, PMCID: PMC6579091, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.16-23-07583.1996.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBag cell neuronsRepetitive firingCell neuronsEgg-laying behaviorJuvenile neuronsTetraethyl ammonium chlorideDevelopmental regulationSpecific ionic currentsAplysia bag cell neuronsAfterdischargesElectrical stimulationVariety of stimuliDevelopmental controlNeuronal systemsProlonged depolarizationBehavioral effectsNeuronsIonic currentsDevelopmental mechanismsSelective regulationAdultsAplysia californicaFiringRegulationDepolarizationDevelopmental dissociation of excitability and secretory ability in Aplysia bag cell neurons
Nick T, Moreira J, Kaczmarek L, Carew T, Wayne N. Developmental dissociation of excitability and secretory ability in Aplysia bag cell neurons. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1996, 76: 3351-3359. PMID: 8930278, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.76.5.3351.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBag cell neuronsEgg-laying behaviorCell neuronsPotential functional significanceAplysia bag cell neuronsDevelopmental regulationVesicular localizationSecretory vesiclesJuvenile AplysiaPremature expressionImmature neuronsDownstream elementsMature formBody sizeReproductive behaviorImmunoelectron microscopyPotassium channel blocker tetraethylammoniumLarge vesiclesDevelopmental interactionsFunctional significanceBag cell hormonesVesiclesCessation of locomotionMature neuronsElectrical activity