1992
Hyperosmotic media inhibit voltage-dependent calcium influx and peptide release in Aplysia neurons
Loechner K, Knox R, Connor J, Kaczmarek L. Hyperosmotic media inhibit voltage-dependent calcium influx and peptide release in Aplysia neurons. The Journal Of Membrane Biology 1992, 128: 41-52. PMID: 1323684, DOI: 10.1007/bf00231869.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBag cell neuronsCell neuronsAction potentialsVoltage-dependent calcium influxVoltage-dependent calcium currentsPotassium-induced depolarizationIntracellular calcium levelsCalcium indicator dyeEffect of hyperosmolalityHyperosmotic mediumCalcium currentCalcium influxFura-2Calcium levelsPeptide secretionCalcium entryAfterdischargesBrief stimulationNeuroactive peptidesNeuronsSecretory propertiesAplysia neuronsHigh potassiumPeptide releaseRelease of peptides
1989
Protein kinase inhibitors selectively block phorbol ester- or forskolin- induced changes in excitability of Aplysia neurons
Conn P, Strong J, Azhderian E, Nairn A, Greengard P, Kaczmarek L. Protein kinase inhibitors selectively block phorbol ester- or forskolin- induced changes in excitability of Aplysia neurons. Journal Of Neuroscience 1989, 9: 473-479. PMID: 2537389, PMCID: PMC6569795, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.09-02-00473.1989.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein kinase CBag cell neuronsVoltage-dependent calcium currentsCAMP-PKPhorbol esterKinase CCell neuronsAction potentialsCalcium currentInhibitor of PKCProtein kinase inhibitorsPhorbol ester-induced enhancementKinase inhibitor 1Protein kinase inhibitor 1Adenylate cyclase activator forskolinCyclase activator forskolinProtein inhibitorGranule movementVoltage-dependent currentsCell action potentialsCAMP analogEffect of forskolinActivator forskolinPhorbol ester-induced changesNeuronal excitability