2000
Activation of a Ca2+‐permeable cation channel produces a prolonged attenuation of intracellular Ca2+ release in Aplysia bag cell neurones
Magoski N, Knox R, Kaczmarek L. Activation of a Ca2+‐permeable cation channel produces a prolonged attenuation of intracellular Ca2+ release in Aplysia bag cell neurones. The Journal Of Physiology 2000, 522: 271-283. PMID: 10639103, PMCID: PMC2269759, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.2000.t01-2-00271.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVoltage-gated Ca2Non-selective cation channelsRefractory periodCation channelsElectrical stimulationFree salineAbility of nifedipinePresence of nifedipinePresence of TTXIntact abdominal gangliaProlonged refractory periodOnset of refractorinessAfferent inputBrief synaptic stimulationHigh external potassiumPermeable cation channelIntracellular calciumAbdominal ganglionExtracellular Ca2Synaptic stimulationAfterdischargesNormal responseIntracellular Ca2Intracellular storesRepeated stimulation
1996
Ca2+ influx and activation of a cation current are coupled to intracellular Ca2+ release in peptidergic neurons of Aplysia californica.
Knox RJ, Jonas EA, Kao LS, Smith PJ, Connor JA, Kaczmarek LK. Ca2+ influx and activation of a cation current are coupled to intracellular Ca2+ release in peptidergic neurons of Aplysia californica. The Journal Of Physiology 1996, 494: 627-639. PMID: 8865062, PMCID: PMC1160665, DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1996.sp021520.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBag cell neuronsCell neuronsThapsigargin-sensitive Ca2Cation currentReversal potentialVoltage-activated Ba2Non-selective cation currentAplysia californicaApparent reversal potentialSteady-state Ca2Thapsigargin-induced elevationMin. 3Endoplasmic reticulum Ca2Voltage-clamp experimentsMicroM tetrodotoxinPeptidergic neuronsIntact gangliaAbdominal ganglionExtracellular Ca2Intracellular Ca2Intracellular storesBAPTA-AMSmall depolarizationBasal levelsNeurons